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Business & Productivity Software
Business & Productivity Software News:

Word is Preferred Word Processor for Windows

Pioneer Licenses Database Tech. to PageAhead

HEAT HelpDesk Expert Automation Tool V2.0

CimFacts Software For Manufacturing Industry

NeMedia Desktop Television Swr V6.1 Announced

Intex UltraBar Icon Palette for Lotus 1-2-3

Sybase Expands Customer Service, New Quality VP

OCELOT2 SQL! for MS-DOS & Windows

CaLANdar for Windows Scheduling Facility

Pioneer Q+E Supports SYBASE SQL Server

Enable Works Plus LAN-ready Integrated Software

SPSS Windows Version of Stat Software

Kolorist Color Correction Software

TOLTRAN Language Translation Systems

Compuhelp Travel Expense Reporter

Compuhelp Trading Quote

Andersen Consulting Foundation Client/Server

Sybase Acquires SQ Swr Database Reporting Tools

SEMA4 Financial Mgmt Adds Project Mgmt Reports

Q+E Database Editor 2.7 & Q+E Database Lib 1.1

AdArt Logos & Trademarks/Advertising ClipArt CDs

TRAC Solution Integrated Marketing & Advertising

Time Machine Project Management Software

DrawPerfect Uses Bistream Speedo Type Technology

KwikStat Wins SIA Best Math/Eng Software Award


Professional/Engineering Software
Professional/Engineering Software News:

CADVANCE for Windows 5.0, New Low Price

ISICAD Offers AutoCAD Users CADVANCE Trade-Up

ASG Vertex Pella Designer for AutoCAD R11

Unicomp Healthcare Systems

Chem-X Builds Molecules Even Faster

Query Rebuild in Chem-X 3D Database

Celotex Acoustical Ceilings Electronic Cadalog

Intergraph Releases Raster File Formats

Panacea Licenses PS-Pen for AutoCAD PostScript

Panacea Licenses CAD++ Engine From Sirlin Comp.

PlotIt Scientific Graphing Package V2.0 Released

Richardson Precision Estimating Eng Standards

Automated Arrhythmia Analysis 1.0 for ECG


Personal & Educational Software
Personal & Educational Software News:

Disney Children's Titles & Preschool Favorites

SoundZ Shareware Music Collection Catalogue

Kodak SLR Camera Simulator & Educational Promo

Dynasty Home Automation Software

Berlitz Think & Talk CD-ROMs

The Human Body, Parts I & II

Drum Blaster Sound Effects

Cumberland Family History Shareware Pgms

Diamond Data 4.0 Baseball Statistics

Nutridata Home Health Software


Games & Entertainment Software
Games & Entertainment Software News:

Disney Entertainment Swr, Windows/Sound Support

New Buena Vista Swr Titles & Use of Technology

Castle of the Winds Windows Fantasy Role Playing

Jill of the Jungle


System Software & Utilities
System Software & Utilities News:

NSA DynaComm/Elite 3270 PC-to-Host Connectivity

Icarus SourceSafe Modular Code Version Control

Novell & Gupta Worldwide Distribution Agreement

ProBas 5.0 Now Shipping With 300+ New Routines

Drag and Zip Windows Shell for ZIP Files

Dazzle/VB Breaks Visual Basic's 16 Color Barrier

MKS RCS V5.2 SPOTLIGHTS SECURITY

Spec Release for TCP/IP Apps Under Windows

Procomp USA FREE ProClock File Server Utility

Finansa WinMail Wins SPA European Swr Excellence

Self-Displaying Document Standard for Windows

Microsoft Announces Windows Far East Swr Dev Kit

Advance Generation 2.3 PICK Generator

NSSI LanSafe/A.I.+ Power Management Swr

JORF V2.0 Interpreter Released

TreeSaver Photo-Reduction Printing Software

Finansa WinMail Automatic Address-Book Sync'ng

T-Cube Charting Routines

DPT & Univel Develop 32-bit SCSI for UnixWare

KEAterm Used For DEC Notebook VT Emulation

SAFEPACK Shareware Disk Defragmenter V1.2

Bitstream Font Pack 2 for Windows 3.1

KEATERM 420 Plus VT Emulation for Windows

Boxer Text Editor V4.0 Released

Teleform Developers Tool Kit for Fax Automation


Macintosh Specific Software
Macintosh Specific Software News:

Multi-Ad Search 2.0 & Creator 3.4 at ANPA

NASA Hypersonic Data Using Excel 3.0

NASA TRACS/IOC Project Management Software

Davka Judiac & Hebrew Related Products

MacSLIP - MacTCP SLIP Link Protocol Module

NetNews/CD in ISO 9660 Format for Macintosh

Abacus StatView 4.0 Data Analysis & Graphing

MacVision 1.0 Simulates Braddick & Kolers Exp.

DocuComp II Document Comparison Utility

MacObject 3D Graphics Program

Structure from Motion: Rotating Cylinder Simulus


Miscellaneous Software
Miscellaneous Software News:

Copia FaxFacts Dominant Position in Gov't Faxing


System Hardware
System Hardware News:

AST Research Advantage! 386SX/25 Multimedia PC

Micro Express PC/Computing Best PC Awards

Hauppauge PC For Windows with 33MHz CPU

ME 486-Local Bus Graphics Workstation

Dolch Liquid Cooled Scalable Rugged Portables

NEC Implements New Price Structure

GRiD PenRight with NCR, Microslate & SuperScript


Expansion Hardware
Expansion Hardware News:

Weitek Power Partners & Graphics Accelerators

Video Dynamics XTC/2000 True Color PC Graphics

Spectrum DSP~Link + DT-Connect on DSP Board

Holmes Intros Smallest FAX & Modem Combo Ever

Holmes 9600bps Fax/2400bps V.42bis Laptop Modem

Procomp 32-bit EISA-bus SCSI-2 Host Adapter

Procomp USA SCSI Duplexing Kit & Promotion

Procomp Adds Support BBS for SCSI Host Adapter

Procomp Read-Ahead Drivers for SCSI Adapter

Image-In Bundles 24-bit Video Card

Spectrum Signal Proc. Analog Daughter Modules


Peripheral Hardware
Peripheral Hardware News:

Multi-Tech MultiModem LAN With Fax Modem & Swr

Excellink JetCard/DJ Multi-User Interface

Truvel Announces TruScan 3D Color Scanner

Excellink JetCard/Si Printer Sharing/Buffer

OCE Direct Imaging Plotters

Macronix MaxLite 144 Pocket Modem (14.4 Kbps)

Seikosha Promoting IBM & Epson Prtr Emulations

Tektronix Thermal Wax Color Printer Upgrades

New SyDOS Cartridge Drives & Host Adapter Kits

USRobotics Migration Path to CCITT 28.8 Kbps Std

CCITT V.Fast 28.8 Kbps Standard

Kidz Mouse for PC & Macintosh

Seikosha LT-20 Portable Printer Promo

Lexmark IBM PS/1 Printer for Home Offices

Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 17 Autoscan Color Monitor

Logitech ScanMan 24-bit Color Hand-Held Scanner


Macintosh Specific Hardware
Macintosh Specific Hardware News:

Floptical Disk Technology For Mac Systems

Seikosha SP-2415AP Wide Carriage Printer for Mac


Miscellaneous Hardware
Miscellaneous Hardware News:

WTI QwikSwitch Serial Port Expander/Data Switch

FAXVOX Fax-on-demand, Voice Mailbox & Database

Relisys Color Terminal for VM/386 Multiuser OS

SCRAMNet Rehostable Network Interface

Weitek News, Vol 2 Issue 2, May 1992

Artisoft Central Station Limted Time Swr Bundle

DAQ-SCOPE Windows-based Oscillosope

Pleamonn Ergonomic Computer Task Lamps


Books & Publications
Books & Publications:

Finding Your Niche, Marketing Your Prof Service

Make Money With Freelance Teaching

Brady's Inside System 7 for Mac Users

New Brady Business Software Tutorials

Two New Brady C Programming Books

Hayden PowerBook Reference Book

NRP Essential AutoCAD Info for Beginners

Inside Windows 3.1 Beginning/Intermediate Users

NRP Maximizing Windows 3.1

Sams Object-Oriented Programming in C++3

Sams Windows 3.1 How-to/Reference Books

10 Minute Guide to Quattro Pro 4

Network/LAN Printing Mysteries Revealed

New Que Books for Variety of PC Users

Que Upgrading & Repairing PCs

Que Windows 3.1 Training

Que Excel How-to Books for Spreadsheet Success

New Que Quattro Pro 4 Books

Consise Guide to Microsoft Works for Windows

Learning & Running Windows 3.1

Fascinating & Unique Ways to Use Your Computer

WordStar for DOS Made Easy

Dvorak's Guide to PC Telecomm 2nd Edition

Clipper Programming

Word for Windows Companion 2nd Edition

MS Windows for Pen Computing Programmer's Ref.

SSC UNIX Pocket Reference Catalog Available

IDG Books Ships MacWorld Networking Handbook

PC WORLD - You Can Do It With DOS & Windows

PageMaker 4: An Easy Desk Reference, Windows Ed.

Microsoft Excel for Windows Step by Step Ver 4

Getting Started with Windows 3.1

Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh Step by Step

Running Microsoft Excel 4, Third Edition

Getting Started with MS Excel 4 for Windows


Miscellaneous News
Miscellaneous News:

June PC Product Database Available

NSF Forms Engineering Education Coalitions

NSF Small Business Awards Spur Research

SPA European PC Software Sales Report Released

SPA Elects New Board & Officers

Broderbund To Acquire PC Globe Inc

10th Annual PC EXPO (NY) Sold-Out Show Floor

Wrist-Eez Reduces Repetitive Motion Disorders


Disney Entertainment Swr, Windows/Sound Support
DISNEY SOFTWARE INTRODUCES NEW ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE WINDOWS SUPPORT FOR THE SOUND SOURCE AT SUMMER '92 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW

BURBANK, Calif. --- May 28, 1992 --- Walt Disney Computer Software today announced sound support for Microsoft Windows version 3.1 for The Sound Source and previewed new software at the Summer '92 Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago. Disney Software is now showing pre-release versions of Stunt Island: The Flying and Filming Simulation and Coaster!.

"Disney Software has become well known for producing high quality software primarily designed for children," said Ralph Giuffre, director of marketing for Disney Software. "Now with Stunt Island and Coaster! we have high quality software that will appeal to adult computer game players, and through the Windows support on the Disney Sound Source, a low cost way to have multimedia sound."

Disney's low cost ($39.95 suggested retail) sound peripheral, The Sound Source has received wide spread acceptance from a variety of consumer software developers. The support will grow with the support of Microsoft Windows 3.1 and MPC level 1. This is scheduled to be available in the fall of 1992.

Not just another flight simulator, Stunt Island: The Flying and Filming Simulation breaks new ground in the most popular gaming category. Developed with input from Hollywood stunt directors, Stunt Island, will enable players to fly, film and edit their own stunt films in a world of their own creation.

In Disney Software's Coaster, players can design, build and ride the roller coaster of their wildest imagining. This new type of simulation was developed with input from Disney World and Disneyland attraction designers.

Walt Disney Computer Software is an operating unit of Disney Consumer Products, the merchandising and specialty retail group of The Walt Disney Company. Disney Software releases products on the Disney Software and Buena Vista Software labels and is a developer, publisher and licensor of entertainment, creativity and children's software.

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DISNEY ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE

STUNT ISLAND

The world of simulations will add a whole new category with the film studio world of Stunt Island: The Flying and Filming Simulation from Disney Software. This combination of flight simulator and movie-making program will break new ground with the decidedly different Stunt Island.

Developed with input from Hollywood stunt directors, Stunt Island allows players to design, fly and film their own stunt films in a world of their choice. Flying between buildings, through explosions under bridges and more can be done in this unique simulation that places the player at the controls of the aircraft.

Using the tools of Stunt Island the player can fly, film, edit and then show stunt flying films of his own creation. There are 40 different aircraft, from WWI models to modern jets from commercial planes to stunt aircraft that players can utilize in their films. The set editor allows the player to modify any of the 20 existing sets or create new ones from scratch. There are over 600 different, complex objects such as landscape, vehicles, buildings and famous landmarks which can be combined into sets, around which stunts can be created. Players can even set objects in motion in conjunction with stunts and crashes.

After the stunt has been filmed, in full 256-color VGA graphics, players can edit the film. By adding sound effects, music or voice-over and dialogue (using a Sound Blaster and microphone) in the edit room, the stunt film is complete and it is time to show the film in the Stunt Island theater.

Scheduled for release in the fall of 1992, Stunt Island creates a whole new category in the simulator genre with the blending of flying and filming. Stunt Island will be available for MS-DOS compatible computers and support a variety of sound standards including The Sound Source and Sound Blaster.

COASTER

Have you ever wanted to design your own roller coaster? Then get in, sit down, hold on, and remember to keep all arms and legs inside the vehicle while it is in motion, because Coaster from Disney Software is the closest you'll ever come to simulating a roller coaster inside your home or office!

Coaster was developed with input from the people who design the attractions for Walt Disney World and Disneyland. It allows players to experience first hand how to design, build and test roller coasters. Players can also ride and study any of the 10 coasters included in Coaster.

This new style of simulation from Disney Software puts players in charge of designing, building and riding in the roller coaster of their wildest dreams--or nightmares. In fact, it would be a good idea to make sure your computer is securely bolted to the table.

In the Design & Build mode, players build towers, lay tracks, erect loops and fine-tune the angles on curves using a computer aided design (CAD) interface. Then move to the ride mode and experience the Coaster from a special test car. Roller coaster rides are measured in speed and G-forces and with special features, like rocket thrusters, brakes and gravity. The player decides how the ride will turn out. When you have finished and tested your roller coaster, a panel of experts will then judge your Coaster.

Available in the fall of 1992, Coaster will offer a new type of simulation for those strong enough in constitution to survive. Coaster will be available for MS-DOS compatibles and will feature 256-color VGA graphics and sound support for several sound standards including The Sound Source and Sound Blaster.

Walt Disney Software Inc

500 South Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA 91521-6740

818-567-5360


Word is Preferred Word Processor for Windows
Word Establishes Itself as Preferred Word Processor for Windows

More Than 2.5 Million Units Shipped Worldwide

REDMOND, Wash. -- June 1,1992 -- Microsoft Corporation today announced that the award-winning word processor Microsoft Word for Windows has shipped more than 2.5 million units worldwide. Microsoft also reported that more than half of the incoming calls from users taking advantage of a recent direct mail program are users switching from WordPerfect for DOS. Seminars featuring Word for Windows this year drew 150,000 people: Of those who attended, almost half were WordPerfect users. Additionally, when 240 WordPerfect for DOS users compared Word for Windows version 2.0 and WordPerfect for Windows version 5.1 in a 10-city "Word Challenge", 185 (or 77 percent) of those users chose Word as the preferred Windows-based word processor.

Test participants in the Word Challenge used Word for Windows 2.0 and WordPerfect 5.1 for Windows to perform word processing functions, including bolding and italicizing text, adding bullets to text, adding a row to a table and creating letterhead in an ordinary business letter. Testers were not told which word processor they were using until after they had stated their preference.

"We believed people would find Word for Windows easier to learn and use if they were simply given a chance to compare it to WordPerfect for Windows," said Chris Peters, general manager of the word business unit at Microsoft. "Making it easier for people to accomplish the tasks they do every day is the key concept behind Word for Windows."

"The experience I had going from WordPerfect for DOS to WordPerfect for Windows was unpleasant," said Sherman Langer, general manager of Sharp Electronics Corporation in Mahwah, New Jersey. "I resisted standardizing on Microsoft products for a long time because I was a WordPerfect user. Now I have Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project and Money. The products work great together and Microsoft's customer support service is excellent."

Awards and Reviews

Word for Windows version 2.0 has received recognition for its high performance, including the following awards:

* "Best of Fall Comdex Award," BYTE, November 1991

*  "1991 Award of Distinction," BYTE, January 1992

* "Recommended Product," winner of InfoWorld comparison

  review, February 1992

* "Editor's Choice" winner of PCMagazine comparison review,

  April 1992

* "Best Buy" winner of PC World comparison review,

  April 1992

* "Best Business Application"

  Software Publishers Association, April 1992

* PC Week Labs' "Spring Comdex Shoot-Out; Ten Most Popular

  Applications," April 1992. Microsoft Excel and Word for

  Windows ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, out of 130

  Windows-based applications.

* "The 200 Best PC Products" PC Computing, June 1992

  (an evaluation of hardware and software PC products).

  Word for Windows 2.0 ranked at the top of the word

  processing category.

Worldwide Word Processing Leader

Word for Windows is available in 22 languages worldwide, including Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Japanese and Italian. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), Word has overtaken WordPerfect as the best selling word processor outside of the United States.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") has become a worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.


Weitek Power Partners & Graphics Accelerators
WEITEK ANNOUNCES POWER PARTNERS PROGRAM

New OEM Market Development Effort to Increase Customer Product Sales

(NOTE: Contains multiple releases for several Power Partners)

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 1, 1992--Weitek Corporation (NASDAQ: WWTK) today announced the Weitek Power Partners program, providing market development and communications assistance to OEM customers of the Weitek Power for Windows User Interface Processor and Controller product family. Weitek also announced it has begun shipping its W5186 User Interface Controller to OEMs.

The purpose of the Weitek Power Partners program is to increase Weitek OEM's addin card and motherboard systems sales. Based on the level of participation, the program services available are: 1 ) marketing communications services to plan and prepare product launches; 2) strategic ISV support for Weitek technology; 3) support services training to improve technical support and product testing; 4) inclusion in an advisory panel to provide input into Weitek's new product planning; and, 5) market intelligence on competing products based on non-Weitek controllers.

"We believe we are the first user interface controller company in the semiconductor industry to provide a marketing partnership program with OEM customers," said Barry Cox, president of Weitek. "Our goal is to make our customers more successful in their markets and sales channels. We are doing this by providing a quality product and partnering with them in marketing their products to the Windows market."

"Microsoft is pleased that Weitek supports Windows with its family of user interface controllers," said Bob Taniguchi, Manager IHV Relations, Microsoft Corporation. "Our end users benefit when IHV's such as Weitek provide products that enhance the performance of Windows and its applications."

The Market

User interface enhancement products enable and improve the speed of industry-standard user interfaces, applications and operating system software. This market has segmented based on applications, features and price.

Of this market, Windows enhancement products represent one of the fastest growing segments with more than 12 million units of Microsoft Windows sold since its introduction, according to analyst reports. Today, Windows enhancement products support text and graphics, and, in the future, will be extended to include audio and video capabilities.

"While end users receive ease-of-use and productivity benefits from Windows, they also experience decreased system performance when running Windows business applications," said Cox. "The W5186 addresses their needs by cost-effectively enhancing the on-screen performance of word processing and spreadsheets."

The W5186

In addition, Weitek has sold out and begun shipping the first production run of the Weitek 5186, its newest user interface controller designed to enhance the performance of Windows business applications by two to four times. Several W5186-based board products are immediately available from Weitek Power Partners.

                   Weitek 5186-Based Products

Company.................    Product......   Available   For Info....

Alpha Systems Labs, Inc.    Lightning VGA   June 1992   714-252-0117

AvTech Development          GraphTEK2       June 1      714-773-5880

Edge Technology, Inc.       Vxccelerator    TBA         800-438-3434

Evershine Technology Inc.   VEGA 5000       June 1992   408-734-3937

TriGem Corporation          TBA             TBA         TBA

VidTech Microsystems Inc.   WinMax          June 1      800-752-8033

Vistro Computers, Inc.      Vistro BV5      July 1992   510-656-9910

The W5186 was designed to optimize the performance of business applications at 16-colors with resolutions up to 1024-by-768. It also accelerates 256 colors and maintains IBM VGA register level compatibility.

The W5186 is a 80-MHz part, housed in a 160-pin quad-flat-package. In 5000-unit quantities, the W5186 controller cost is $20. The W5186 is available today in production quantities and ships with high-performance drivers for Windows 3.x and AutoCAD Release 10 and 11, as well as optimized drivers for most of the popular DOS applications.

Weitek Corporation makes processors and controllers that enhance the performance of standard operating systems, user interfaces and application software. Weitek processors and controllers are used to build faster, more intuitive and competitive workstations and high-performance personal computers and peripherals.

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FREMONT, Calif., June 1, 1992 -- Vistro Computers, Inc. today announced Vistro BV5, the company's first Microsoft Windows adapter card that increases the on-screen performance of Windows business applications by five to ten times. The Vistro BV5 is based on Weitek Corporation's W5186 User Interface Controller and Vistro's proprietary technology, SmartBlt(tm), and will be available in July at a suggested retail price of $295.

BV5 is Vistro's first PC product to increase the on-screen performance of Windows. Vistro has built its reputation on providing high-end graphics and imaging systems to the workstation industry.

"Most Windows users run business applications a majority of the time," said Vistro president Victor Ren. "For these users, 16 on-screen colors address their needs because they deal mostly with text and numbers, while some require 256 colors for their occasional use of graphic applications. BV5 incorporates our workstation technology in our first PC product to provide the cost-effective display performance needed to serve this market."

"Our relationship as a Weitek Power Partner will provide us with the quality products and marketing support needed to take advantage of the emerging Windows Enhancement Products market," added Ren. "Combined with our recently signed partnership with Britek, a top quality PC manufacturer in Taiwan, we will provide PC users with low-cost, high-performance and reliable products."

Weitek Power Partners is a program through which Weitek provides market development and communications assistance to OEM customers of the Weitek Power for Windows family of user interface processor and controller products.

BV5 incorporates hardware Bit Block Transfer (BitBLT) and line drawing, using the W5186 and SmartBlt, to improve the performance of Windows business applications. The card is available with either 512K or 1MB VRAM to support 640-by-480, 800-by-600 and 1024-by-768 resolutions with up to 256 colors in non-interlaced mode. Contact Vistro for a local distributor.

BV5 will ship with a Windows 3.x driver, as well as drivers for the most popular DOS applications. The card also supports VGA registers for backwards compatibility with existing applications.

Vistro Computers, Inc. headquartered in Fremont, California, designs and manufactures high-performance graphics and imaging display systems for visualization applications.

Vistro Computers Inc, 54 Whitney Place, Fremont, CA 94539

510-656-9910

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 1, 1992 - VidTech Microsystems, a division of NEI Electronics, today announced WinMax, a Windows adapter card that enhances the on-screen performance of business applications up to seven times. WinMax, based on Weitek Corporation's W5186 User Interface Controller, is available immediately direct from VidTech for suggested retail prices of $199 and $299, depending on configuration.

WinMax is designed to increase the on-screen performance of Windows business applications such as word processing and spreadsheets, as well as other Windows applications. Specifically, WinMax makes unfolding menus, repositioning windows and scrolling through pages five to seven times faster than dumb frame-buffer Super VGA controllers. This increased performance is achieved through the W5186 which incorporates Bit Block Transfer (BitBLT) and LineDraw functions in hardware to offload the CPU.

"Windows has changed the office market, and WinMax will change how people use Windows," said Loren Peck, VidTech product marketing manager. "Today, end users either pay a premium for acceptable on screen performance, or they end up waiting for their machines to do basic Windows functions using an SVGA card.

"SVGA, which has been the entry-level standard, does not have acceptable Windows performance, while graphics coprocessors cost too much," Peck added. "WinMax is manufactured to match SVGA's price point and provide five to seven times the performance, which is the productivity business application users demand."

WinMax is an AT-bus card for IBM PCs and compatibles that supports up to 1024-by-768 resolutions with a full array of 16,256, and 32,768 colors to display quality images, and refresh rates up to 72 Hz. The card also supports interlaced and non-interlaced mode for all analog VGA, Super VGA and Multi-frequency monitors and provides IBM registers for backward compatibility.

VidTech's state-of-the-art manufacturing facility uses true surface mount technology to provide quality products backed with a five year warranty.

The Market

Windows enhancement products enable and improve the speed of industry-standard user interfaces, applications and operating system software. This market has segmented based on applications, features and price.

Until recently, the entry-level graphics market leader in the PC industry has been Tseng Lab's ET4000-based products. PC Labs Benchmarks show that WinMax is five to 20 times faster than Tseng, and benchmarks using "real-world" application tests show WinMax is up to seven times faster.

"The success of Windows has created demand for higher color support and increased performance at the application level to improve user productivity," said Peck. "With S3-like performance at ET4000-based board pricing, WinMax provides features and functionality that will make it today's new entry-level product for the PC platform."

Pricing and Availability

WinMax is half-slot, 16-bit card that fits into an ISA bus. The WinMax card has a base configuration of 512K VRAM priced at $199 with a full complement of upgrades, such as 1 MB of VRAM with Hi-Color RAMDAC priced at $299.

WinMax ships with Windows 3.1 and 3.0 and AutoCAD drivers, as well as drivers for most of the popular DOS applications. The card has a five year manufacturer's warranty and free technical support.

It is available immediately direct from VidTech through a toll-free number, (800) 752-8033. Dealer, distributor and OEM pricing are available from VidTech.

VidTech Microsystems manufactures high-performance, cost-effective subsystems for the personal computer and peripheral systems market. VidTech Microsystems is committed to supplying a wide range of leading edge products.

VidTech Microsystems Inc, 1701 - 93rd Lane NE, Minneapolis, MN 55434

612-780-8033

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June 1, 1992--Evershine Technology Inc. today announced VEGA 5000, the company's first Windows adapter card designed specifically to enhance the on-screen performance of business applications by two to four times. The VEGA 5000, based on Weitek Corporation's W5186 User Interface Controller, will be available at the end of June at a special introductory price of $179.

The VEGA 5000 card incorporates Bit Block Transfer (BitBLT) and LineDraw in hardware using the W5186 to increase the on-screen performance of Windows business applications.

"Our VEGA 5000 with Weitek's controller provides a cost-effective, high-performance product for Windows business application users," said Ian Liu, Evershine Director of Marketing and Sales. "Also, as a Weitek Power Partner, we receive marketing support to tap into the fast growing market of Windows enhancement products. We believe our product line of graphics cards now meets the wide range of end-user needs from SVGA adapter cards that include our ET-4S and M22E at the low end to graphic coprocessor cards such as Ever-10 and -20 at the high end."

Weitek Power Partners is a program through which Weitek provides market development and communications assistance to OEM customer of the company's Weitek Power for Windows family of user interface processor and controller products.

The VEGA 5000 includes a HiColor RAMDAC to support 65,000 colors in up to 800-by-600 at a 76 Hz refresh rate, as well as provides up to 256 colors at 1024-by-768 at a 74 Hz refresh rate. The card ships with 1 MB VRAM, a VESA connector, Windows 3.x driver, drivers for the most popular DOS applications, a one-year warranty and free technical support. Contact the manufacturer for a local distributor.

Evershine Technology Inc., a California-based corporation, engages in the business of manufacturing high-performance personal computer graphic products. These products enhance the performance of PC systems to address the various needs of individuals utilizing business, graphic and multimedia applications.

Evershine Technology, 524 Weddel Dr, Suite #1, Sunnyvale, CA 94089

408-734-3937

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FULLERTON, Calif., June 1, 1992--AvTech Development, Inc., a California developer and manufacturer of computer systems, today introduced GraphTEK 2, a Windows accelerator designed specifically to increase the on-screen performance of Microsoft Windows business application software up to nine times. GraphTEK 2, based on Weitek Corporation's W5186 User Interface Controller, is available immediately at a suggested retail price of $199.

The second in a series of AvTech's Windows products, GraphTEK 2 provides an average of four to five times the performance of Windows business applications on a standard 386SX system compared to standard VGA in the same system, and an average of two to three times the performance in a 486DX system. GraphTEK 2 achieves its performance by incorporating Bit Block Transfer (BitBLT) functions, which represent 50 to 90 percent of Windows' graphic overhead, as well as LineDraw, in hardware to enhance the overall system performance.

"We believe that the new standard in PC display technology is moving away from VGA to products such as GraphTEK 2 that optimize the performance of Windows applications," said Moses Sun, president of AvTech. "Weitek's controller enables us to offer the most cost-effective, high-performance product for Windows business application users, unlike graphic coprocessor products that are more costly and provide only a slight performance gain. And, as a Weitek Power Partner, we can take advantage of Weitek's marketing support to capitalize on this fast growing market."

The market for Windows enhancement products, which optimize the performance of industry-standard user interfaces, applications and operating system software, is segmented based on applications, features and cost. "Mainstream Windows users are utilizing business applications, such as word processors and spreadsheets that represent about 90 percent of the market," said Sun. "These users demand a reasonably priced product that provides fast performance in high resolution mode to improve their productivity."

GraphTEK 2 supports all standard display resolutions up to 1,024-by-768 and up to 77 Hz refresh rate for both interlaced and non-interlaced monitors. The card is designed with VRAM as opposed to DRAM to achieve optimum display speed performance at high resolutions. GraphTEK 2 is 100-percent VESA-compatible for backwards compatibility with existing software. It also accelerates up to 32,768 colors with a 1 MB VRAM configuration.

GraphTEK2 is a half-slot, 16-bit card that fits into ISA and EISA systems. The card includes Windows 3.x drivers, software drivers for the most popular DOS applications, free future driver up-grades and unlimited technical support. GraphTEK 2 has a two year factory parts and labor warranty.

GraphTEK 2 is available immediately at a suggested retail price of $199 for the base configuration of 512 K VRAM that is also upgradable to 1 MB VRAM, or in a 1 MB configuration available at a retail price of $275. Contact the manufacturer directly for local or international distributors, as well as for OEM, VAR and dealer pricing. Evaluation units also are currently available.

AvTech Development, Inc. was established in February 1991 to design, manufacture and market computer systems and high-performance peripherals through the VAR/dealer channel. New product introductions in the past few months include CPU upgradable ISA and EISA computer systems.

AvTech Development, 1001 S. Placentia Ave, Fullerton, CA 92631-5105

714-773-5880


New Buena Vista Swr Titles & Use of Technology
BURBANK, Calif --- May 28, 1992 --- Buena Vista Software today introduced three new entertainment products, including one using a 'neural network' for the first time in computer entertainment software. Heaven & Earth: A Dazzling Journey for the Mind, UnNatural Selection: An Experiment in Genetic Warfare and Dog Eat Dog An Adventure in Office Politics, where the computer "thinks" as the game is played, are now showing in Chicago at the Summer Consumer Electronics Show.

"When we first introduced Buena Vista Software, we envisioned a line of products spanning the gamut from simulations to adventure entertainment, from strategy games to new arenas for entertainment," said Ralph Giuffre, director of marketing for Buena Vista Software. "Our new line-up of Heaven & Earth, UnNatural Selection and Dog Eat Dog represents a major step into our new line of exciting, quality software."

Heaven and Earth, from the developers of the popular games Ishido an Shanghai is truly a "Dazzling Journey for the Mind". This 'Zen-like' computer software challenges players' skill concentration and intellect in three different entertainment arenas: The Heaven & Earth card game, The Pendulum and The Illusions. All three are combined for the ultimate challenge--The Pilgrimage.

A decidedly different adventure game, Dog Eat Dog enters a new arena in the adventure game category. Using neural networking, the computer learns and thinks a s the game progresses. Whatever the player does in the game, affects every other aspect of the business world of Dog Eat Dog. This tongue-in-cheek look at the world of office politics is scheduled for release in the fall of 1992.

Strategy game players who enjoy the likes of Sim Ant or Civilization will be able to delve into the scientific world of creating artificial life with UnNatural Selection: An Experiment in Genetic Warfare. This new type of strategy game will place players in an advanced laboratory where the breeding, mutating and training of a herd of artificial beasts is not just your job, it is life or death!

Buena Vista Software is a label of Walt Disney Computer Software, an operating unit of Disney Consumer Products, the merchandising and specialty retail group of The Walt Disney Company.

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BUENA VISTA ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE

HEAVEN & EARTH The legendary Tibetan kingdom of Shambhala is the setting for Buena Vista Software's first product Heaven & Earth: A Dazzling Journey for the Mind. Designed by the creators of Ishido and Shanghai, this computer software game will challenge the player's skill, concentration and intellect.

Heaven & Earth is divided into three different entertainment segments each with their own particular challenge. The Heaven & Earth card game, inspired by the Japanese card game Hanafuda, is played with a deck containing 48 cards in 12 suits, four cards in each suit, including special 'phenomenon or wild cards' that animate with sound effects. The pendulum is a series of 24 animated simulations that provide a hypnotic, relaxing diversion. The Illusions contains 12 types of brain teasers and puzzles, on four levels, combining to form over 575 challenges.

Each game of Heaven & Earth can be played independently of can be combined to form a fourth game..."The Pilgrimage" to Shambhala. This journey for mind, soul and body melds aspects of the cards, illusions and the pendulum in a journey of 108 steps.

Heaven & Earth will be the first of several products from Buena Vista Software for the Macintosh computer. The MS-DOS version will also support gray scale graphics. Heaven & Earth will support a wide variety of sound standards including The Sound Source and Sound Blaster.

Scheduled for release in the summer of 1992, Heaven & Earth will provide players with a stunningly visual, cerebral and thought-provoking experience unlike any other.

DOG EAT DOG Climbing the corporate ladder will never be the same after Dog Eat Dog An Adventure in Office Politics, new from Buena Vista Software. The world of backstabbing, schmoozing and corporate intrigue puts players on the fast track to the top of the company ladder, but with a technological twist.

Using a 'neural network', Dog Eat Dog allows the computer to think and learn from every action and move, either on screen or not. So every comment and interaction with the game has an effect on the outcome and reaction of the other characters in Dog Eat Dog. Players can take on the role of a 'goody two shoes' or the 'bad egg' and change back, changing and twisting the story into a myriad of endings.

Dog Eat Dog will be the second release from Buena Vista Software and will be available for MS-DOS and Macintosh computers. The MS-DOS version of Dog Eat Dog will support a wide variety of sound standards including The Sound Source and Sound Blaster. Dog Eat Dog is scheduled for release in the fall of 1992.

UNNATURAL SELECTION The future shock world of UnNatural Selection: An Experiment in Genetic Warfare will take players beyond reading about artificial life in magazines and newspapers, and place them right in the middle of a genetic battle. Players create, breed and mutate lethal genetic warriors and march them off to a do-or-die battle.

Better living through science has taken on a new meaning in this new strategy game from Buena Vista. The 256-color VGA graphics of UnNatural Selection includes actors and stop action photography of the creatures.

UnNatural Selection will support a wide variety of sound standards including The Sound Source and Sound Blaster. This brave new world of gaming is scheduled for release in the fall of 1992 for MS-DOS computers.

Buena Vista Software

500 South Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA 91521-6740

818-567-5360


Multi-Tech MultiModem LAN With Fax Modem & Swr
MOUNDS VIEW, MINNESOTA -- May 15, 1992 -- Multi-Tech Systems Inc., a leading manufacturer of data communications equipment headquartered in Mounds View, Minnesota, announces the MultiModemLAN (model MT1432ECX) networking modem. Featuring built-in Ethernet LAN interface hardware and a 286 processor, the new MultiModemLAN attaches directly to Novell IPX LANs, and includes all software necessary for dial-in and dial-out operations. The MT1432ECX features both a CCITT V.32bis/V.32 (14.4K & 9600 bps) data modem and a Group 3 (9600/4800 bps) fax modem. It is bundled with MultiExpress data communications software and MultiExpressFax fax software. A second modem can be attached to the MT1432ECX for simultaneous dial-in and dial-out operations. It will be available for shipment in July of 1992, priced at $1995.00.

"Simplicity of installation and operation along with functional versatility are the keys to our new MultiModemLAN," states Raghu Sharma, President of Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. "We wanted to provide everything a user needed for modem access to and from a LAN, in one package. With other solutions, users had to look elsewhere for communications software, fax access, a second modem, and even a dial-in remote-control host processor. The MultiModemLAN provides all of these."

Using the bundled MultiExpress communications software, you can transfer files, do terminal emulation, and conduct remote-control operations. The remote-control operations utilize the on-board 286 processor as the host, so you don't have to dedicate another workstation PC or Single Board Computer (SBC) for the process. The bundled MultiExpressFax communications software lets you send and receive faxes through the MultiModemLAN with any workstation PCs equipped with a Multi-Tech redirector card. With a second modem attached, the MultiModemLAN operates as a complete, two-modem asynchronous gateway. The MultiModemLAN is a self-contained asynchronous communications gateway for Novell Ethernet IPX LANs providing dial-in, dial-out, and remote-control access to network resources. Its built-in Group 3 fax modem also allows it to handle dial-in and dial-out fax communications. The hardware consists of a 286-based PC, a V.32bis/V.42bis modem with an on-board fax modem, and an Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) that supports either Thicknet or Thinnet interfaces. It provides a standard RJ11 jack to connect the internal modem to the phone line, a 15-pin D-style connector (AUI port) and a BNC connector for Thick or Thin coax connections, respectively, a 9-pin D-style connector to attach an external modem or DSU to the 286 PC, a power switch and a DIN jack for power.

The software that runs on the MultiModemLAN includes a gateway package with a background manager for non-dedicated dial-in/dial-out gateway operation, MultiExpress for remote-control of the PC and access to the network resources, and MultiExpressFax for send/receive Group 3 fax transmissions. They are shipped on diskettes that can be loaded onto any workstation PC to be configured, stored on the file server, and then downloaded to the MultiModemLAN when U is powered up.

The gateway software allows the MultiModenLAN to make its internal modem, along with an optional auxiliary modem, available to workstation PCs. The gateway software includes both server and workstation components. The server software controls access to the modem(s) from the LAN, while the workstation portion allows LAN-connected PCs to ''find'' the shared modem(s) over the network. Both "network" and single-user communications software packages can be used on the workstation PC. Network versions must follow the MCSI interface language (Multi-Tech Communications Services Interface) which is compatible with other industry communications software that use interrupt 6Bh, such as pcANYWHERE IV/LAN, ProComm Plus Net and Crosstalk Mark IV NET. Running "single-user" software on a LAN-connected PC requires the addition of a hardware redirector card, which simply routes data to the LAN instead of to the serial port of the workstation PC.

When the MultiModemLAN is powered up, its pre-configured files are booted; namely, the operating system, Novell's Internet Packet Exchange (IPX), Netx (the Netware shell for the appropriate version of DOS on the PC) and background manager software. Once these programs have been run, MultiExpress will automatically be loaded onto the internal PC to support dial-in remote control of the MultiModemLAN's PC. It is configured (as mentioned earlier) to wait for a connection, but does not require the reservation of a modem to do so.

If the MultiModemLAN is equipped with two modems, the following combinations are possible: Two inbound sessions. If both of the sessions are for workstation PCs (not meant for remote-control operation) and the external modem is fax capable, then send and receive fax operations may be initiated. Two outgoing sessions. If the external modem is fax capable, then each modem can be used as a sending fax machine by a workstation PC running a compatible fax software package, such as MultiExpressFax. One inbound and one outbound session. This can be any combination of the above, so long as the appropriate hardware and software are being used. Advantages of using the MultiModemLAN as a remote-control server:

** No need to purchase a dedicated PC for inbound remote-control operations

** The internal modem, NIC card and PC are contained within the same size cabinet as our desktop style MultiModems

** Provides small-scale modem sharing for data communications in addition to fax server capabilities with one or two fax-capable modems

Multi-Tech Systems was founded in 1970 to manufacture data communications equipment and systems for a global market of network products users. The Minnesota-based company is a well-known leader in dial-up modem technology. The family of Multi-Tech products includes a complete line of 1200, 2400, 4800 9600, and 14.4K bps modems, statistical multiplexers, DSU/CSUs, 5250, 3780 and 3270 emulation systems, X.25 PADs, computer fax equipment, communications software, and LAN products. These products are sold in over 50 countries, through a worldwide network of distributors, manufacturer's representatives, system integrators, value-added resellers (VARs) and retailers. Multi-Tech Systems Inc. can be contacted at its headquarters: 2205 Woodale Drive, Mounds View, Minnesota 55112. Voice (612) 785-3500 or (800) 328-9717, FAX (612) 785-9874, International FAX (612) 331-3180, Telex 4998372MLTTC.


Excellink JetCard/DJ Multi-User Interface
Excellink Launches Multi-User Interface for New HP Inkjet Plotter

JetCard/DJ for HP DesignJet Plotter

Provides up to 7 Users High Speed, Buffered Plotter Sharing

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, January 21, 1992 --  Excellink, Inc., a Hewlett-Packard approved Independent Hardware Vendor, building on its philosophy of designing and manufacturing Sensible Sharing Solutions, today announced it is offering for immediate delivery JetCard/DJ, a high speed multiuser plug-in interface, for sharing Hewlett-Packard's newest plotter, the HP DesignJet.

"Businesses today are looking for innovative ways of cutting costs without losing productivity. JetCard/DJ provides the most efficient and cost effective way of allowing multiple users to share a HP DesignJet, the newest high speed inkjet plotter from Hewlett-Packard. The JetCard/DJ is a 'plug and play' device, designed for novice users, yet it offers advanced features for the power user," said Bipin Thakkar, president of Excellink, Inc. "The serial ports use easy to connect low cost RJ-11 cables lowering the total solution cost," added Bipin Thakkar.

JetCard/DJ plugs into the modular I/O (MIO) slot of the HP DesignJet eliminating the need for a power connection. JetCard/DJ is specifically designed for the HP DesignJet plotter to provide high speed, transparent and concurrent data spooling for up to seven users. Simultaneous data input from all the connected users, both serial and parallel is supported.

Four of the six serial ports support data transfer up to 115,200 baud, six to twelve times faster than standard serial ports. SetBaud, a PC compatible software utility to program the PC's COM1-COM4 ports to the higher baud rates is included. JetCard/DJ is shipped standard with 2 MB of buffer memory, field upgradeable up to 4 MB. "The high speed serial inputs combined with the dynamically allocated buffer improves the overall throughput, even when multiple users are plotting complex plots," commented Bipin Thakkar.

JetCard/DJ is very user friendly and completely integrated with the HP DesignJet. It is fully configurable and all its user ports can be easily setup from the HP DesignJet control panel. Each of the 7 input ports on the JetCard/DJ can be independently configured. Any computer that works when connected directly to the DesignJet will work with the JetCard/DJ transparently. It supports both HP-GL/2 and HP RTL jobs.

JetCard/DJ self-test is fully integrated with the 'Configuration Plot' of the DesignJet plotter. When the DesignJet's 'Configuration Plot' function is executed, the plot also includes the configuration of all the ports of JetCard/DJ.

Bipin Thakkar, president of Excellink summarized: " The JetCard/DJ provides the most cost effective solution for sharing a HP DesignJet plotter and is faster and simpler than using a LAN."

JetCard/DJ in addition to offering a local work group connectivity solution also supports connection from a LAN through the serial or parallel port on a LAN server, thus enabling LAN users to plot on the shared HP DesignJet plotter. When used with a LAN, the plot jobs are off-loaded from the LAN and dynamically stored in the JetCard/DJ buffer and plotted on a first-in, first-out basis along with the plot jobs from all the users directly connected to the JetCard/DJ.

JetCard/DJ with six serial and one parallel input with 2 MB buffer is priced at US $ 995.00. A 4 MB version is priced at US $ 1195.00. JetCard/DJ is available for immediate delivery. Accessories such as cables, serial port adapters are available at nominal additional cost.

Excellink, Inc., is the technology and market leader in the Peripheral Sharing Connectivity business. Excellink designs and manufactures a complete range of very successful high performance Peripheral interface products in the US: JetCard/DJ for the HP DesignJet plotter; JetCard for HP LaserJet II, IID, III and IIID printers; JetCard/Si for the HP LaserJet lIISi printer and PrintPoint the desk top universal model for any printer with Centronics type parallel interface. Excellink markets these products worldwide, directly and through resellers as well as through private labelled OEMs.

Excellink is a privately held company and can be reached at: 1430 Tully Road, San Jose CA 95122-3058. USA. Tel: (408)-295-9000. Fax: (408)-295-9011


Disney Children's Titles & Preschool Favorites
DISNEY INTRODUCES ANOTHER CHILDREN'S TITLE, LAUNCHES NEW VERSIONS OF PRESCHOOL FAVORITES AT CHICAGO CES

BURBANK, Calif. --- May 28,1992 --- Walt Disney Computer Software today announced its latest and enhanced versions of existing products for children at the Summer '92 Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago. Disney's Aladdin Print Kit and enhanced versions of the preschool favorites Mickey's ABC's, Mickey's 123's and Mickey's Colors and Shapes are among the titles being debuted.

"We have been very successful in the past two years since we introduced Mickey's ABC's, Mickey 's 123 's and Mickey 's Colors and Shapes and we feel now is the time to enhance these best-selling titles for a new generation of preschoolers," said Ralph Giuffre, director of marketing for Disney Software. "Now with 256-color VGA graphics and support for other sound standards we have made great products even better. The Aladdin Print Kit will add another exciting creativity product to our children's software catalog."

Based on the animated feature Disney's Aladdin, coming this fall to theaters, Disney's Aladdin Print Kit is the latest in a line of children's creativity products that has included Disney 's Beauty and The Beast Print Kit and Mickey and Minnie 's Fun Time Print Kit.

Children will be able to create a variety of items from greeting cards and banners to posters, letterhead and more. Disney's Aladdin PrintKit will provide children with hours of fun using the characters from the new Walt Disney animated feature film.

First introduced in 1990, Mickey 's ABC 's, Mickey 's 123 's and Mickey 's Colors and Shapes are now being introduced in enhanced versions. These hit preschool titles are soon-to-be released with new 256-color VGA graphics, increased sound board support and an easy install feature.

Used in both homes and schools around the world, Mickey's ABC's, Mickey's 123's and Mickey 's Colors and Shapes motivate preschool children to learn while they are having fun. Favorite characters like Mickey, Donald and Minnie help children get acquainted with the concepts of letters, numbers, colors and shapes in a relaxed atmosphere that parents have found refreshing in children's software.

Walt Disney Computer Software is an operating unit of Disney Consumer Products, the merchandising and specialty retail group of The Walt Disney Company. Disney Software is a developer, publisher and licensor of entertainment, creativity and children's software.

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DISNEY'S CHILDREN'S SOFTWARE

DISNEY'S ALADDIN PRINT KIT

From the shifting sands of Agrabah comes a tale as old as time itself, a story of a princess, an evil sorcerer...and a poor street boy who dreamed of greatness. Disney's Aladdin, an animated feature film for the entire family, coming in the fall of 1992, is the basis for Disney Software's latest children's creativity software, Disney's Aladdin Print Kit.

Disney's Aladdin Print Kit allows children to re-live the story of Disney 's Aladdin using their favorite characters from the movie. Aladdin, Jasmine and other characters from the new Walt Disney film can be used to create a wide variety of printed items. From letterhead to invitations, banners and much more...the only limit to the Aladdin Print Kit is the child's imagination.

This touch of Disney magic provides children with the tools to print special event items to delight the child in everyone. Nine typefaces in a wide range of sizes, over 40 exciting pictures and 20 imaginative borders add up to almost unlimited creations of placemats, greeting cards and party invitations with Disney's Aladdin Print Kit.

Suggestion retail price for Disney 's Aladdin Print Kit is $19.95, and it supports a wide variety of color and black and white printers. Launchable from Windows 3.0, this MS-DOS software will be available in the fall of 1992.

MICKEY'S ABC's, MICKEY'S 123's & MICKEY'S COLORS & SHAPES (ENHANCED VERSION)

Three best-selling children's preschool software titles are being enhanced and expanded for a whole new generation of preschoolers. Mickey's ABC's, Mickey's 123's and Mickey's Colors and Shapes, used by children all over the globe, will soon be available in full VGA grandeur with expanded sound card support and a new easy installation program.

Using the basic premise of 'learning and fun going hand in hand," these preschool titles introduce and motivate youngsters to learn with the familiar faces and voices of popular Disney characters (using Disney's Sound Source or other sound devices). Designed to allow the child to work at his or her own pace, these best-selling titles help encourage young minds to understand the concepts of letters, words, numbers, colors and shapes.

The enhanced versions of Mickey's ABC's, Mickey's 123's and Mickey's Colors and Shapes feature 256-color VGA graphics. Sound support for these preschool software favorites include: The Sound Source, Sound Blaster and compatibles, Tandy Sound (DAC) and the PS/1 Audio Card.

The enhanced versions of Mickey's ABC's, Mickey 123's and Mickey's Colors and Shapes will be available for the fall of 1992 at the suggested retail price of $39.95 each. These MS-DOS programs are launchable from Microsoft Windows 3.0 for those who want the convenience of clicking on an icon to get their child started on the program

Walt Disney Computer Software Inc

500 South Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA 91521-6740

818-567-5360


Pioneer Licenses Database Tech. to PageAhead
RALEIGH-- May 11, 1992 -- Pioneer Software and PageAhead Software Corporation announced today that PageAhead will incorporate Pioneer Software's database technology in future releases of InfoPublisher and InfoPublisher Developer's Kit. Pioneer's technology will allow PageAhead database publishing tools to provide direct database access to DB2, Ingres, Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, Netware SQL, XDB, EE DBM, SQL Base, Paradox, Btrieve, dBase, ASCII text files, and Excel files.

InfoPublisher allows customers to use Windows or DOS word processors to automatically produce professional-quality catalogs, price lists, financial statements, directories and other reports directly from their database without any special database or word processing knowledge. Users can easily turn out many different versions of the same publication, and once a document is set up it's simple to publish updated versions fast. The InfoPublisher Developer's Kit allows developers, value added resellers (VARs), and consultants to create royalty-free applications for an unlimited number of users.

"Incorporating Pioneer's multi-database technology allows PageAhead InfoPublisher to support Paradox and Microsoft SQL Server, significantly expanding its support for mainframe, mini, and microcomputer database management systems," said Mike Satterfield, president of PageAhead Software Corporation. "We intend to use Pioneer's technology in future InfoPublisher releases to continue to add to the number of major database systems InfoPublisher supports."

"Pioneer Software has successfully provided its customers with multi-database technology tools in the Windows and OS/2 environments for the past three years," said George Woltman, President, Pioneer Software. "So it is natural for software vendors in complementary markets to license our technology for database access and use their development resources for other product enhancements . "

Pioneer Software's multi-database access is available to corporate customers in its retail package Q+E Database Library (QELIB). Q+E Database Library provides Windows developers with programmatic access to a variety of database management systems. Q+E Database Library is a collection of Dynamic Link Libraries (DLL) that provide a common call level interface for database access from any application or tool capable of calling a DLL. Q+E Database Library can be called from the macro, script, or programming languages of any Windows product. Products such as spreadsheets, word processors, hypercard development systems, 4GL development tools, object-oriented languages, and traditional programming languages can all use Q+E Database Library to directly retrieve and manipulate database information.

Q+E Database Library uses the SQL database language to access data stored in local, server, and remote databases. This data can be stored on a PC, LAN, mini computer, or mainframe. Since Q+E Database Library uses the same SQL language for all database systems, developers don't have to learn a different interface for each database system. A single application can be written to simultaneously access multiple databases or an application can be developed using one database system and then run on other database systems. This is a tremendous benefit to the application developer faced with building an application that works on multiple database systems.

PageAhead Software Corporation is a Seattle-based software company specializing in products for database publishing. The company has strategic relationships with Microsoft Corporation, Aldus Corporation, and Oracle Corporation. PageAhead is working with Microsoft to develop various DBMS drivers for Microsoft's Open Database Connectivity (ODBC), a database connectivity API (application programming interface). Aldus packages a PageMaker-specific version of InfoPublisher 1.0 called Aldus PageMaker Database Edition. Oracle and PageAhead are working together on several end-user and reseller co-marketing programs. PageAhead Software is headquartered at 2125 Western Avenue, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98121. Telephone is (206) 441-0340 or (800) 967-9671.

Pioneer Software, the multi-database technology company, has shipped over 2,000,000 copies of Windows and OS/2 database access products for end-users and developers. Pioneer Software was recently cited as the fourth fastest growing application publisher in the 1992 Software Industry Factbook, published by the Digital Information Group. Pioneer Software, founded 1986, is a privately held company based in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a European office in Rotterdam, Holland.


NSA DynaComm/Elite 3270 PC-to-Host Connectivity
LAGUNA HILLS, CA, June 1, 1992 -- Network Software Associates, Inc. (NSA) today announced version 3 .3 of their DynaComm/Elite 3270 host connectivity software for IBM compatible PCs and laptops running Microsoft Windows. The new version provides TrueType support, performance improvements, automatic host sensing and simplified configuration, DOS HLLAPI pass-through, dial-up asynchronous and X.25 connectivity, support of additional third-party LAN gateways including Novell's NetWare SNA Gateway and NetWare for SAA, and many other new and expanded features.

"This is a major new release with substantial technological improvements," said Zak Kong, president of NSA. "We've listened carefully to our customers in determining the ongoing evolution of our Windows connectivity solution. "

DyanComm/Elite 3.3 can be used with either Windows 3.0 or with Microsoft's newly-released 3.1. The new software will be available for customer delivery this month.

"We are working closely with Microsoft to assure that our users always get the most out of their Windows GUI environment," said Russ Hertzberg, director of product marketing. "We're the first connectivity supplier to provide support for Microsoft's new TrueType scalable font technology under Windows 3.1. Our strategy is to closely track Microsoft's moves so that our products will always provide the most complete Windows functionality available."

DynaComm/Elite, which already supports five sessions, Multiple Document Interface (MDI), APPC, HLLAPI, Keyboard Remappping, and a Communications Front-End Development System, now also offers the following new features as part of version 3 .3:

TrueType Fonts. Support of TrueType makes host session data much more readable on the screen, provides a better match between screen display and printer output, and increases printing speed on all types of printers. Windows 3.1 TrueType provides an improved What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) environment.

Performance Improvements. Performance optimizations have been implemented which substantially increase the speed of screen updates. This has been achieved by improving the efficiency of the APIs, performing partial screen updating, and optimizing link driver frame size defaults and file transfer packet size defaults.

Simplified Configuration and Operation. The new AutoSense feature automatically senses host VTAM information such as model type and printer session LU type. The communications configuration dialogs have been greatly simplified, including a new QuickStart feature. To automate an interaction with the host, the new Keystroke Recorder automatically generates a script by recording user session keystrokes.

DOS HLLAPI Pass-through. An application written for DOS-based 3270 using HLLAPI can now run as a DOS application under Windows with DynaComm/Elite.

Dial-up Async Connectivity. An asynchronous link driver has been added for host communications over a standard async line using only an async modem and the PC's COM port. The async driver can also be used to communicate over an X.25 Packet Data Network (PDN).

Novell Gateways. DynaComm/Elite can now be used on a NetWare IPX/SPX LAN via Novell's NetWare SNA Gateway or NetWare for SAA (in addition to NSA's own AdaptSNA LAN Gateway). A new session splitting feature allows DynaComm/Elite to split its five sessions among multiple NetWare Gateways. The previous version of DynaComm/Elite already supported the following third-party gateways: IBM OS/2EE Gateway, IBM PC/3270 Gateway, Eicon SNA Gateway, Microsoft Comm Server 1.1, and NCR STAR Group SNA Workgroup Support.

Gateway Redundancy. This feature is available when DynaComm/Elite is used on a LAN with multiple AdaptSNA LAN Gateways. If the PC fails to establish a host connection through a gateway, it will automatically switch to another AdaptSNA LAN Gateway. If the gateway goes down, DynaComm/Elite can automatically switch to alternate gateways.

Multiple Printers. Two printers are now supported, which can be any combination of SCS (LU 1) and DSC (LU 3) printers.

TRANSFERCOM. Provides for file exchanges with host-based OfficeVision/MVS or Personal Services/CICS.

DyanComm/Elite has been jointly developed by Network Software Associates and Houston, TX based FutureSoft Engineering. Version 3.3 is priced at $495 for SDLC, coax and async links. Economical network licenses are also available for NetBIOS, IPX/SPX and 802.2 LANs. Existing DynaComm/Elite customers can receive the 3.3 software upgrade at no charge.

Network Software Associates, founded in 1980, develops, markets and supports a wide range of software and hardware connectivity products for PC networking environments. NSA is a strategic partner of both IBM and NCR/AT&T. The company is headquartered at 39 Argonaut, Laguna Hills, CA 92656. Phone: (714) 768-4013 or (800) 352-3270. Federal Systems Division: (703) 875-0444.


Video Dynamics XTC/2000 True Color PC Graphics
Hardware accelerated, two megabyte display board supports high resolution, high color graphics

San Francisco, Calif. -- June 1, 1992 -- Video Dynamics today announced the XTC/2000, a hardware accelerated, "true color" graphic display adapter for IBM PCs and PC compatibles. Supporting two megabytes of video display memory, the XTC/2000 can display up to 256 colors at 1280 x 1024 resolution, up to 65,536 colors at 800 x 600 resolution, and up to 16.7 million colors at 640 x 480 resolution. In addition to its extended "true color" features, the XTC/2000 also incorporates a hardware accelerated graphics coprocessor that significantly accelerates a range of common GUI operations.

The XTC/2000's extended high color features are optimized for the display of "true color" photo-realistic images for photographic and video imaging applications, multiple "high color" images for multi-media and Windows, and a "pseudo-color" VGA palette at ultra-high resolution for Windows, X-Windows and CAD. Using the XTC/2000's 24-bit "true color" mode, scanned images or frame-grabbed video can be displayed in up to sixteen million photo-realistic colors. With the board's 16-bit, extended resolution, sixty-five thousand color mode, multiple images or image windows can be simultaneously displayed without the color distortion generated by a shared palette. And at ultrahigh 1280 x 1024 "workstation" resolution, the on-board color palette supports up to 256 colors from a palette of 262,144 instead of the usual 16 color limit.

The XTC/2000's high performance graphics coprocessor implements a range of accelerated graphic drawing functions in high speed hardware, including Bitblt, Line Draw, Area Fill, and Color Expansion. The hardware graphics coprocessor accelerates the speed of critical graphics functions by more than ten times the speed of standard Super VGA, significantly enhancing the performance of graphically intensive applications.

The XTC/2000 board comes with software drivers for a variety of popular applications including AutoCAD, Windows 3.0 and 3.1, Digital Research GEM, X-Windows X11R5, Lotus 1-2-3, Ventura Publisher, WordPerfect, plus several popular CAD packages. In addition the board features full backwards compatibility with earlier PC display formats including VGA, EGA, CGA, and MDA, ensuring that all standard software can run without modification.

According to Joshua Weinstein, Director of Sales at Video Dynamics, "The rapid growth in video imaging and multi-media applications on the PC has created a need for high resolution, high color accelerated graphics, previously available only with more expensive specialized display boards. The Video Dynamics XTC/2000 board now meets this need with a fully featured, high performance, "true color" graphics board at a significantly lower cost."

Video Dynamics' XTC2000 board with accelerated, true color drivers is shipping now at a suggested retail price of $399 in a one megabyte configuration, and $499 with a full two megabytes of video RAM. Further product information plus quantity, OEM and reseller pricing is available from Video Dynamics, Inc., 1550 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, phone 1-800-243-3527; 415/863-3023; Fax: 415/863 2979


HEAT HelpDesk Expert Automation Tool V2.0
June 1, 1992, Colorado Springs, Colorado. HelpDesk software developer Bendata Management Systems began shipment today of a new version of HEAT; the HelpDesk Expert Automation Tool.

Version 2.0 expands on HEAT's already impressive list of HelpDesk automation features and capabilities, and is recognized in the HelpDesk Industry as the standard of HelpDesk automation software.

New feature highlights include a completely new report writer, enabling users to capture more information quicker and easier, and streamlined call logging processes, allowing users to access information up to 75% faster, with crucial call history data available on the same screen. A rolodex card file interface allows the operator to see which of the screen elements contain helpful information regarding the caller. Call Types can be added from the Call Logging screen "on the fly" and the system has no limits on the number of Customer Types that can be designated. Boolean logic has been implemented in the call logging and reporting areas and allows enhanced search and retrieve capabilities. Enhanced navigation of the knowledge base makes it even easier and quicker to reach the knowledge and solutions in HEAT's "ExpertAssist". Completely rewritten in Clipper 5, the new database structures have reduced memory requirements which have reduced network traffic and increased performance in nearly every facet.

HEAT is still the only PC/LAN HelpDesk automation software with mainframe interface capabilities, as well as being the only HelpDesk software that is almost completely user-defineable and customizeable to each HelpDesk's individual specifications.

HEAT streamlines internal efficiency, while at the same time improving external customer service operations by automating the HelpDesk and providing expert assistance to all HelpDesk staffers.

HEAT was developed by Bendata and the input, efforts and financial interest of 28 major North American corporations in 1989-90. This original consortium of companies contributed HelpDesk-specific goals and objectives toward the original design of the software. As a result, HEAT is the only HelpDesk software designed by HelpDesk professionals for HelpDesk professionals.

Bendata Management Systems, Inc. is a developer and marketer of products for HelpDesk Customer Support Centers. For more information on HEAT; the HelpDesk Expert Automation Tool, contact Bendata Management Systems, Inc., 1755 Telstar Dr.   Suite 100, Colorado Springs, CO. 80920. (719) 531-5007.


WTI QwikSwitch Serial Port Expander/Data Switch
NEW SERIAL PORT EXPANDER ENABLES MULTIPLE PERIPHERAL SELECTION FROM PC KEYBOARD

IRVINE, CA -- June 1, 1992 -- Western Telematic Inc. (WTI) today introduced a new serial-port expander/data switch called QwikSwitch. With this new device, a user can instantly increase the number of serial (COM) ports on their PC or laptop to five, without the hassle of installing internal boards or selecting various interrupt addresses. QwikSwitch also enables a user to have instant access to any connected peripheral.

QwikSwitch features any-to-any port connections. Any PC can access any other PC or device. Data transfer rates can be as high as 115K baud, which make it an attractive and inexpensive device for PC-to-PC file transfer.

Users can direct data to any of the five devices, and each can be selected right from their keyboard. QwikSwitch comes with a utility disk containing several software programs. There is easy-to-use port-select software that enables the user to select any port either from within Microsoft Windows, or a memory resident DOS (TSR) pop-up menu. Each port can be assigned names for function or convenience, and status messages can be displayed.

The software also enables the user to enter a simple command typed at the DOS prompt to select the required Port. This command can even be included in a batch file that will select the desired port every time the program is run. Or QwikSwitch enables a text string to be easily embedded directly into any popular program language and application. The string can be added to a printer set-up, text or program itself, and will make the port selection automatically. Other programs include a PC accelerator that enables QwikSwitch to operate at 115K baud, and a file-transfer program.

QwikSwitch is designed for quick and simple installation. It employs inexpensive RJ-11 telephone-style, snap-in cables and modular RJ-11 adapters, both which are available from WTI. The user simply connects QwikSwitch to their PC's existing COM port and selected devices. QwikSwitch's small footprint, just 1" x 4" x 7" makes mounting easy and out-of-the-way.

Up to five devices such as other PCs, laptops, printers, modems, or any RS-232 device can be attached to the QwikSwitch. If there is a most frequently used device, QwikSwitch will default to that port whenever the unit is powered up, or disconnection is made from another port. There is also a no-activity time-out that will default to the common port when there is no activity.

"People never seem to have enough serial ports on their PC, but adding them has always been an involved and cumbersome process.", stated company president David L. Morrison. "QwikSwitch is a simple and inexpensive way, not only to add serial ports, but to give a user fast and easy access to multiple RS-232 peripherals"

The suggested retail price for QwikSwitch is $175.00 and will be available at the end of June 1992 from Western Telematic.

Western Telematic Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California designs, manufactures and markets data communication equipment including peripheral sharing devices, multiplexers, security modems, data PBX and code activated switches and pollable data collection devices.

Western Telematic Inc, 5 Sterling, Irvine, CA 92718-2517

(714) 586-9950;  toll free 1-800-854-7226;  fax (714) 583-9514


CimFacts Software For Manufacturing Industry
CimFacts consists of a family of SQL relational data base applications to manage manufacturing organizations. These include product design, production management and financial management. Product / Production management programs include a bill of materials program, computer aided process planning, production activity control and monitoring, JIT Inventory control/Material Requirements Program. Accounting programs are provided for managing purchasing, distribution and sales. Cost management programs include Cost Estimating, Product Costing, Process Costing, Investment Asset Appraisal of equipments.

The system uses client/server objects which need not reside on the same computer. This allows the implementation of Distributed and Multi-processing systems. A standard user interface is provided and it is independent of application programs or computer platforms.

The SQL relational data base system is integral to CimFacts, ensuring that licensing costs are competitive. Both DOS and UNIX platforms are supported. For more information (America and Canada), please contact CimFacts Ltd, Suite 150, 3300 S. Gessner, Houston, Texas 77063, Tel:(713) 784-4016


Multi-Ad Search 2.0 & Creator 3.4 at ANPA
Multi-Ad Search 2.0 To Be Previewed At ANPA

May 22, 1992 -- Multi-Ad Services, Inc., of Peoria, IL, is announcing that Version 2.0 of Multi-Ad Search will be previewed at ANPA, June 6-10, in Atlanta, GA. Multi-Ad Search is an innovative graphics database which allows users to catalog and retrieve Apple Macintosh-based graphics.

The latest Multi-Ad Search version maintains all Search 1.0 capabilities and provides the ability to open version 1.0 files. In addition, Search 2.0 removes the 32,000 file limitation of the original version with virtually unlimited potential. With a totally redesigned interface and easier to use functionality, Search 2.0 allows the user to open and/or search multiple catalogs. This version will also support all popular Macintosh graphic formats, including JPEG and QuickTime file formats.

Multi-Ad Search is a product of Multi-Ad Services, Inc., the makers of Multi-Ad Creator and the ProArt Professional Art Library. For over 45 years, Multi-Ad Services, Inc. has provided customers with the advanced and comprehensive retail advertising services available.

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Multi-Ad Creator 3.5 To Be Previewed At ANPA

May 22, 1992 -- Multi-Ad Services, Inc., of Peoria, IL, is announcing that Version 3.5 of Multi-Ad Creator will be previewed at ANPA, June 6-10, in Atlanta, GA. Multi-Ad Creator is an ad layout program designed especially for the Apple Macintosh electronic production environment

Multi-Ad Creator continues to offer the flexibility of a drawing program combined with the versatility of a page layout program. The latest version will not only feature Balloon Help, but also advanced masking capabilities for graphics as well as new color gradient fills. In addition, Creator 3.5 will provide improved printer support, new text styling capabilities and increased program precision.

Multi-Ad Creator is a product of Multi-Ad Services, Inc., the makers of Multi-Ad Search and the ProArt Professional Art Library. For over 45 years, Multi-Ad Services has provided customers with the most advanced and comprehensive retail advertising services available.

Multi-Ad Services Inc  (Corporate Headquarters)

1720 W. Detweiller Dr, Peoria, IL 61615-1695

309-692-1530


FAXVOX Fax-on-demand, Voice Mailbox & Database
FAXVOX: Your personal computer will process Fax-on-demand, Voice mailbox and Database with commands received from any touch tone telephone

With FAXVOX, any touch-tone telephone can be used like a computer terminal. A customer or a friend, from his/here office, in your city or all over the world, can access information stored in your computer. Calling your telephone number, your computer connected to the phone line, will answer the caller, in English or in Spanish. Listening to a spoken menu, she/he can select the needed information by pushing buttons on the touch tone phone. FAXVOX will speak out, in the requested language, the information or at customer demand, it will send the information to the desired fax machine! Or caller can pickup or leave messages in private Voice mail boxes, under password protection.

Without any software modification, buying the necessary subroutines and creating your own documents and voice messages to prompt the caller, you can fax:

 - documentation for computers, cars, houses, furniture

 - restaurant information as daily menu, directions

 - calendar events

 - presentation of pictures, rugs, art objects, etc.

 - price lists

all documents with or without a photo.

To create the documents to be faxed you can

 - use a word processor for letters (included)

 - use FAXVOX-DB to make tables with items selected from

   your Database by you or by the caller.

You can include in this documents:

 - graphics, logos, picture, signatures

The FAXVOX is an integrated package, which embedded Synthetic Intelligence software with sound digitizing and telecommunication hardware/software. It works on AT personal computers 386/486 with at least 1MB memory and 40MB hard drive under MS-DOS 4.1 or higher. Price starts at $450.

Synthetic Intelligence Inc

286 Fifth Ave, #707, New York, NY 10001

11 Carter Brook Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540

212-685-7526 or Fax: 212-685-7526


Spectrum DSP~Link + DT-Connect on DSP Board
NEW SPECTRUM BOARD COMBINES DSP~LINK, DT-CONNECT

IN NEW PC-COMPATIBLE INTERFACE BOARD

NEW CATALOG AVAILABLE FROM EXPANDED PREMISES

Burnaby, British Columbia, May 31, 1992 -- A new interface board from DSP leader Spectrum Signal Processing bridges Data Translation's popular DTConnect interface with Spectrum's DSP~LINK bringing designers a new method of creating fast, high-performance acquisition and processing systems.

The PC plug-in interface board provides the ability to capture data from Data Translation's family of I/O boards, including a Linescan Camera Interface board into any Spectrum board equipped with DSP~LINK -- including a broad range of boards built around DSPs from Texas Instruments and Motorola, Inc. "By combining DT-Connect's I/O power with DSP~LINK we're offering a new, powerful off-the-shelf alternative for data acquisition and application," said Barry Jinks, Spectrum President. "Designers of imaging, video and other systems that require analog-to-digital conversion can now take advantage of two of the most successful and popular expansion links available."

DT-Connect is an open interface specification from Data Translation that allows direct connection of standalone data acquisition, frame grabber boards, and processing boards, providing accelerated DSP and image processing. It is implemented using two flat ribbon cables that provide a highway for 8-bit and 16-bit transfer communications between analog-based acquisition and processing boards.

DSP~LINK from Spectrum is a bi-directional, 16-bit parallel bus that provides a high bandwidth data path between the DSP device and peripheral expansion boards. The combination is ideal for users of DT-Connect who want to add DSP power or for DSP board customers who want expanded I/O capabilities.

In addition to bridging two popular interfaces, the board also increases overall performance and simplifies software programming by using high-speed FIFO devices to maximize data transfer. The board supports transfers up to 20 MHz; an expanded DSP~LINK address space supports up to 256 addresses.

The interface board operates as a DT-Connect slave, with all data transfers initiated and controlled by the master DT-Connect I/O board. Multiple DT-Connect boards can be linked to the same set of cables, allowing the PC to enable one DT-Connect master and one slave onto the bus at any single point.

The DSP~LINK interface is a 16-bit parallel slave port with DSP address locations that decodes up to eight address bits. The DT-Connect interface portion meets all of the Data Translation specifications.

The DT-Connect to DSP~LINK board is available now and pricing begins at US$ 795 in single quantities.

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SPECTRUM SIGNAL PROCESSING ISSUES MARCH 1992 CATALOG;

MOVES TO NEW EXPANDED PREMISES

Burnaby, British Columbia, May 31, 1992 -- Spectrum Signal Processing, Inc. today published its March 1992 Product Catalog for Single and Multi Processor DSP Solutions. The 100 page catalog is the sixth published by SPECTRUM and contains eight new products as well as previously released boards, software and peripherals.

"The March 1992 Product Catalog has been reorganized into new sections to make it easier for the engineer to find the product area he/she is interested in", said Karen Born, Manager of Marketing Communications. "Two new sections, Multi-Processor DSP Solutions and Single Processor DSP Solutions, are especially well-suited to our customer's application and purchasing requirements." Also rewritten, the Versatile Array Signal Processor (VASP) section reflects SPECTRUM's strong parallel processing capabilities for applications such as Radar and Sonar. New Products include the Media~LINK Product Line, Module~LINK Product Line, DSP32C Image Processor, as well as three new DSP~LINK Peripherals.

The March 1992 Product Catalog is free of charge and available by calling Spectrum Signal Processing at 1-800-663-8986 (Western US), 1-800-323-1842 (Eastern US), or (604) 421-5422 (Canada).

SPECTRUM's corporate head office moved on May 1 to new, larger premises at 8525 Baxter Place, 100 Production Court, Burnaby, B.C. V5A 4V7. The new facility houses engineering, marketing & sales, logistics, and administration. "Our new location includes a much larger area dedicated to engineering and R&D allowing us to offer better and quicker DSP solutions to our OEM customers", said Barry Jinks, SPECTRUM President. "Also available at this facility is the capability to expand once our present space becomes to small."

Based in Burnaby, Spectrum maintains a sales office in Westborough, MA and is affiliated with Loughborough Sound Images in England. Together, both firms provide the broadest range of DSP boards in North America by supporting DSPs from Analog Devices, AT&T, Motorola and Texas Instruments.

Spectrum Signal Processing Inc

8525 Baxter Place

100 Production Court, Burnaby, BC V5A 4V7 CANADA

604-421-5422

USA - Western

250 'H' St

PO Box 8110-25

Blaine, WA 98230

800-663-8986

USA - Eastern

Westboro Office Park

1500 West Park Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

508-366-7355

800-323-1842


AST Research Advantage! 386SX/25 Multimedia PC
AST RESEARCH BRINGS ADVANTAGE! MULTIMEDIA PC TO CONSUMER MARKET

Offers Affordable, Pre-Configured Solution To Access Next Generation of Educational and Entertainment Software

CHICAGO, May 28, 1992 -- Learning how a jet engine operates by viewing a working, animated cross-section model complete with stereo sound, is only one example of how users can utilize the new Advantage! 386SX/25 Multimedia personal computer introduced today by AST Research Inc.

Available in June, the Advantage! 386SX/25 Multimedia PC is designed as an educational, entertainment and personal productivity tool for business, home-office and novice users across all age groups. Sporting high-resolution graphics, superior-quality sound and compatibility with the MPC Level 1 multimedia standard, it will be offered as a completely preconfigured system. Features include a high-performance CD-ROM disk drive, multimedia audio card, Super VGA monitor, stereo speakers, microphone and collection of popular multimedia CD-ROM software programs.

"Representing the next generation of personal computing, the Advantage! 386SX/25 Multimedia PC is an affordable, entry-level system that offers solid performance and proven components," said Dennis Cox, director and general manager, Consumer Products Group. "It combines fluid, animated graphics with stereo sound that will enable users to play back and create high-impact presentations and educational applications, as well as allowing access to a whole new world of entertainment software."

In addition to playing over 60 CD-ROM-based multimedia application software titles that are now on the market, the Advantage 386SX/25 Multimedia PC enables users to create multimedia applications by using special multimedia utility programs.

The Advantage! 386SX/25 Multimedia PC uses a powerful 25-MHz, 386SX microprocessor to drive the system's multimedia components, including an audio card, fast-access CD-ROM disk drive, 80-MB hard disk drive, 3.5-inch floppy disk drive, onboard VGA controller with 512KB of video memory, Super VGA monitor with 1024 x 768 resolution, dual stereo speakers, microphone and mouse to deliver a complete multimedia solution.

Pre-installed software for the Advantage! 386SX/25 Multimedia PC includes Microsoft DOS 5.0, Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Microsoft Works for Windows, along with Microsoft Bookshelf and Macmillian's Dictionary for Children educational applications. Also offered are multimedia games, including Kings Quest V and Mixed-Up Mother Goose from Sierra On-Line.

The Advantage! 386SX/25 Multimedia PC is one of the newest members of the Advantage! product family, comprising a full range of 386- and 486-based pre-configured desktop and notebook PC systems.

Advantage! PC systems are sold at over 200 retail locations throughout the United States, including Circuit City, Computer City, CostCo Wholesale Club and BJ's Wholesale Club, in addition to over 80 Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps base exchange stores. In Canada, the London Drug and Majestic Sound chains also carry the product line.

Advantage! users are eligible to access the wide variety of service and support programs offered by AST, including on-site service, an extended-hours toll-free technical assistance hot-line, AST On-Line 24-hour bulletin board service and AST Info-FAX, which allows 24-hour access via facsimile machine to a broad selection of technical support documentation.

Corporate Background

Recently ranked number 431 on the Fortune 500 list of America's largest companies, AST Research Inc. is an information technology company holding a prominent market share position for desktop, file server and notebook computers.

AST's product lines include the Premium, Bravo, Advantage! and Premium Exec families which allow users to choose from a full range of price and performance options. The company is represented in 100 countries and operates 39 subsidiaries and sales offices worldwide.

The company reported record sales of $688.5 million for the 1991 fiscal year ended June 28, 1991, compared to sales of $533.8 million for fiscal year 1990.

AST Research corporate headquarters is located at 16215 Alton Parkway, P.O. Box 19658, Irvine, Calif.  92713-9658. Telephone: (714) 727-4141, (800) 876-4278.  Fax: (714) 727-9355.


Relisys Color Terminal for VM/386 Multiuser OS
RELISYS COLOR TERMINAL SUPPORTED BY IGC'S VM/386 DOS-BASED MULTIUSER OS

Multitasking Program Manager For 80386-Based DOS Computers Extends Power Of Single 386/486 PC To Multiple Desktops

Milpitas, CA -- June 1, 1992 -- Relisys today announced that it's TR-170 intelligent color text terminal is supported by the VM/386 DOS-based operating system from IGC, San Jose, CA. IGC's VM/386 uses the virtual 8086 mode of the Intel 80386 CPU chip to create multiple 8086-based virtual machines. The amount of physical memory limits the number of virtual machines.

"Any business looking for an economical way to decentralize data processing will find the Relisys' economical TR-170 intelligent color terminal running VM/386 system software the perfect price/performance solution," said Janson Wu, vice president and chief operating officer at Relisys.

Relisys has been working with IGC as a strategic partner to ensure compatibility of the TR-170 color terminal with the VM/386 operating system and preserve the most desirable features of the software. This includes easy 15-minute installation, the ability to run applications concurrently in the background, superb resolution for color graphics programs and many flexible user options.

VM/386 has won the PC Magazine Technical Excellence Award for 386 software technology and its editor's choice award. Each application running the VM/386 environment can have up to 64OK of conventional memory, plus optional and extended memory, thus eliminating the "RAM cram" often encountered when networks and large applications are run simultaneously.

In addition, VM/386 is noted for its power and flexibility. VARs and VADs can tailor the size and type (conventional, expanded and extended) of RAM memory in each virtual memory, and can also specify the amount of processing power and prioritize tasks on the central computer.

Patricia Justusson, IGC's product manager, said, "Our VM/386 is often called unbreakable by those who have tried--and crashed--other operating environments. Add this software to the incredibly reliable Relisys TR-170 terminal, and VARs and VADs have a package that they can sell and almost never have to service."

The Model TR-170 VGA color text terminal comes standard with a 57.6K baud rate for a faster screen update or an optional 76.8K baud rate for multiport I/O cards than can support the higher rate. The Relisys terminal also features 64K of RAM that provides multipage support for DOS and OS/2 operating systems and M screen support for UNIX operating systems. This multipage feature will store up to eight pages of applications sessions and allow users to the hot key between those sessions.

In addition, the terminal includes ANSI and PC Term emulation modes that residently support UNIX and XENIX applications and most major multiuser DOS operating systems.

The Software Link joins the list of a half-dozen major software manufacturers already supporting the Relisys terminals with powerful development software. (LIST)

The Model TR-170 color terminal supports VGA text mode and features a 14-inch non-glare CRT with 0.31mm dot pitch and a P22 phosphor flicker-free display. The refresh rate is 70Hz. The TR-170 is available now at a suggested list price of $895.00. Relisys also offers the VGA text mode compatible Model TR-65 gray scale terminal, which is available at a suggested list price of $545.00 each.

Both terminals are backed by a 12-month standard warranty. Extended warranties, such as two years for end user and VAR customers, are also available at additional cost.

Relisys was founded in 1987 to market branded products through distribution channels in the U.S. Relisys is a wholly owned subsidiary of TECO Information Systems, Inc., part of the TECO Group, a $1.5 billion 36-year old Taiwan-based electrical and electronics company. TECO has been supplying dealer and VAR/VAD and OEM markets for the past thirteen years. Relisys headquarters are at 320 South Milpitas Boulevard, Milpitas, CA 95035.

For additional product information, please call REL/America Marketing and Sales, Relisys' technical sales representatives, at 1-800/226-9611.


NeMedia Desktop Television Swr V6.1 Announced
NUMEDIA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES LATEST VERSION OF DESKTOP TELEVISION SOFTWARE -- RELEASE 6.1

June 1, 1992 -- ALEXANDRIA, VA -- NuMedia Corporation, the leader in multimedia delivery systems, is about to announce the newest release of its renowned multimedia creation station for desktop television, Release 6.1.

Now in Beta release, the new version offers many upgrades from the previous release and will ship early in the third quarter.

"Currently, NuMedia's corporate digital studio, and the studio designed for the cable industry are two different products," said Glenn Becker, vice president of software development for NuMedia. "With the application of this new product, now, the best qualities of each system will be combined into one, efficient program. In the past, for example, the studio designed for the cable industry could not provide interactive content; but now -- with Release 6.1 -- cable systems will be able to provide interactive kiosk systems.

"The new release will also offer more storyboard features and an enhanced image editor," he added.

According to Charles Self, NuMedia's product manager, Release 6.1 incorporates many refinements to the original graphical user-interface while still maintaining the overall look and feel consistent with NuMedia's previous release.

"This new software is a superlative product, particularly so because it does not require present customers to re-learn their entire system."

According to Self, the pace of product development has increased dramatically at NuMedia over the course of the past six months, with other major developments expected to be announced during the fourth quarter.

NuMedia, 201 N. UNION ST, SUITE 400, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314

(703) 684-9000;  FAX (703) 684-9393


Truvel Announces TruScan 3D Color Scanner
May 1, 1992 -- Herndon, VA: Truvel today announced the introduction of the TruScan 3D Color Scanner. According to George Patrick, Vidar's Vice President of Sales, "Our new 3D zoom color scanner produces sharper, brighter 24 bit color images with resolutions ranging from 75 to 900 dpi. I would like to emphasize that 900 dpi is the true optical resolution of the scanner, without software interpolation, and all of this is available at a significantly lower price."

With the TruScan 3D color scanner, the user is able to scan single sheets or bound documents up to 12" x 17". Images are scanned face up, in full view all the time. The Truvel scanner travels over the object, not under a glass. This feature allows the scanner to capture images of 3D objects up to 2" in height. Manufacturers of small products such as medical instruments, gears, and fishing lures can now scan the actual object rather than commission a host of photographs.

For Macintosh users, the TruScan 3D Color Scanner is System 7.0 compatible, but can still be used with System 6.0.X. The scanner is packaged with Adobe Photoshop LE and is also compatible with LetraSet's ColorStudio and Enhance from MicroFrontier.

For the PC platform, the new color scanner includes a Windows 3.0 scanning application program and a DLL (Dynamic Link Library) is available for ease of integration in any Windows 3.0 application.

Another feature of the new 3D color scanner is its ability to scan to disk. Users are not limited to the RAM in their computer. The 3D color scanner is compatible with Truvel's unique Zebra option board, a realtime image processing board that detects very fine lines in line-art scanning.

The price of the TruScan 3D Color Scanner starts at $8695.00.

Truvel, a division of Vidar Systems Corporation, has relocated to Herndon, Virginia. Truvel has been manufacturing scanners for the computer workplace since 1987 and was the first to introduce a color scanner for the Macintosh. The TruScan 3D Color Scanner is the latest in Truvel's product line.

Vidar Systems, 520 Herndon Parkway, Herndon, VA 22070

703/471-7070; Fax: 703/471-1165


Excellink JetCard/Si Printer Sharing/Buffer
Excellink Releases Improved JetCard/Si

High Speed, Buffered Printer Sharing Plug-in Card For HP LaserJet/IIISi

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, November 26, 1991 (just submitted with later releases [Ed.]) -- Excellink, Inc., a Hewlett-Packard approved Independent Hardware Vendor, building on its philosophy of designing and manufacturing Sensible Sharing Solutions, today announced a faster and fully integrated version of JetCard/Si, a family of plug-in interface cards for the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIISi. JetCard/Si is now shipping in volume.

"Small and large businesses all over the world are looking for effective ways to optimize their resources, and many have discovered that the JetCard/Si provides the best way of sharing the HP LaserJet IIISi," said Bipin Thakkar, President of Excellink. "For a small investment in the JetCard/Si, businesses are able to provide the excellent quality and reliability of the LaserJet IIISi to as many as 15 users. At the same time the print waiting time is reduced and productivity is increased," added Bipin Thakkar.

Already the fastest product in its class available today, JetCard/Si is now even faster, with over 50% higher data transfer speeds. In addition, JetCard/Si is now fully configurable from the IIISi control panel, eliminating the need to use keyboard commands. Bipin Thakkar, President of Excellink said, "the reason for adding this feature was to simplify its setup and make JetCard/Si much more user friendly".

JetCard/Si self-test is also now fully integrated with the self-test of the LaserJet IIISi printer. The printer's self-test report now also includes the configuration of all ports of JetCard/Si.

Each of the 15 ports on the JetCard/Si can be independently configured to print PCL or PostScript jobs. Switching the LaserJet IIISi from PCL to PostScript to PCL from one user to the next, is handled by the JetCard/Si through its automatic software switching capability, so a user does not need to worry how the other users are configured. Each port can be easily switched between PCL and PostScript from the IIISi control panel or by sending a software command.

In addition to the above enhancements, JetCard/Si retains its original features. The JetCard/Si plugs into the modular I/O (MIO) slot of the HP LaserJet IIISi. Any computer that works when connected directly to the LaserJet IIISi will work with the JetCard/Si transparently. Simultaneous data input from all the connected users, both serial and parallel is supported. The serial ports on JetCard/Si use low cost 4-wire RJ-ll cables and support hardware, XON/XOFF and Robust XON handshaking. The serial ports support data transfer up to 115,200 baud, six to twelve times faster than standard serial ports.

JetCard/Si also supports the printer status query from HP 3000. "In fact, JetCard/Si is the only product of its kind in the world which supports HP 3000 connection to a LaserJet IIISi in a multi user environment. Up to four HP 3000 systems can be connected to a LaserJet IIISi," said Bipin Thakkar.

JetCard/Si has standard 1 MB buffer memory, field upgradeable to 4 MB in 1 MB increments. JetCard/Si's high throughput and dynamically allocated buffer enable it to handle complex PCL and PostScript jobs with ease. Bipin Thakkar summarized, "JetCard/Si provides the most cost effective solution for sharing a LaserJet IIISi and is faster and simpler than using a LAN. The enhancements to JetCard/Si, now make it even more attractive."

JetCard/Si is available in various models to meet varying customer requirements. The base unit JC/Si-7 with 6 serial and 1 parallel input with 1 MB buffer is priced at $ 795.00. The JC/Si-7 can be field upgraded to JC/Si-ll ($1095.00) or to JC/Si-15 ($1295.00) with a 4 serial port or 8 serial port expansion unit priced at $325.00 and $525.00 respectively. The 1 MB buffer memory can be upgraded to 4 MB in 1 MB increments each priced at $ 100.00. Accessories such as cables, serial port adapters are available at nominal additional cost.

Excellink, Inc., is the technology and market leader in the Peripheral Sharing Connectivity business. Excellink designs and manufactures a complete range of very successful high performance Peripheral interface products in the US: JetCard/Si for the HP LaserJet IIISi, JetCard/DJ for the HP DesignJet plotter, JetCard for HP LaserJet II, IID, III and IIID; and the desk top universal model PrintPoint for any printer with Centronics type parallel interface. Excellink markets these products worldwide directly and through resellers as well as through private labelled OEMs.

Excellink is a privately held company and can be reached at: 1430 Tully Road, San Jose CA 95122-3058. USA. Tel: (408)-295-9000. Fax: (408)-295-9011


Holmes Intros Smallest FAX & Modem Combo Ever
Holmes Microsystems Introduces Smallest FAX & Modem Combination Ever Developed by the Salt Lake Manufacturer

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH -- June 2, 1992 -- Holmes Microsystems, Inc., announced today the release of one of the smallest FAX and modem combination products the Salt Lake City-based company has ever produced. The new product, developed for Germany's Siemens-Nixdorf, fits inside the recently introduced SNI notebook computer and is not much larger than a silver dollar.

The product combines both a 9600bps FAX and 2400bps modem in a single compact package. It weighs less than 1.5 ounces and measures 1.75" wide, 2.32" long and 1.0" high. The notebook computer it is intended for weighs just 7.5 pounds.

"In terms of what It can do, this product is every bit as functional as a full-size FAX that would take up most of your desk." G. Clark Johnson, Holmes president said. "We have managed to shrink the package down to the size necessary to fit Inside the new computer, plus incorporate a data modem into the total package."

The Holmes FAX'EM product for the Siemens-Nixdorf notebook combines a 9600bps Group 3 Class II FAX plus a 2400bps V.42bis modem. The addition of V.42bis data compression boosts the effective throughput of the 2400bps modem to nearly 9600bps.

The Holmes FAX'EM is the newest addition to the Holmes' product line of FAX/modem combination products for leading notebook computers. Holmes has been recognized as a leading innovator of portable communications technology since its founding in 1986.

In addition to its small size -- dictated by the compact design of the SNI computer -- the Holmes FAX'EM is unique it its ability to accommodate the varied phone line conditions of both domestic and European phone systems. The Holmes product complies with the Postal Telegraph & Telephone (PTT) requirements of most European countries. The PTT is the equivalent of the United States' Federal Communications Commission which regulates devices such as fax and modem products which connect to the nation's phone system.

The Holmes FAX'EM product will likely not be seen in the United States since Seimens-Nixdorf intends to distribute the computer to European customers only.

Holmes Microsystems can be reached at: 800-648-7488


Icarus SourceSafe Modular Code Version Control
March 9, 1992 -- Raleigh, NC: Icarus Software today announced the release of Icarus SourceSafe, a new version control product for MS-DOS based systems. The product enables developers to track old versions of source code and other text and binary files, without the disk inefficiency of storing every version independently. It also coordinates access by multiple developers, preventing "collisions" that cause programmers to overwrite each other's code.

SourceSafe is targeted specifically at programmers who rely on modular, shared code: companies with a base of "core code" that is ported to many different products, custom developers who tailor one program to individual clients, and users of object-oriented languages such as C++. Other version control products store the code for each program in its own directory, so shared code must be duplicated in each program that uses it, and every update or bug fix must be manually propagated through the system. SourceSafe stores code in user defined "projects" that can literally share the same file; so a file update is automatically reflected in every project that uses a file.

"Projects make our whole organization very different from that of traditional version control packages" says Brian Harry, head of development at Icarus Software. "Because SourceSafe stores files and projects in its own database, it can track and control relationships between files in a way that other systems can't. So that maintenance of the system, and especially of shared code, is automated by the program instead of being left to the user."

Initial reactions from Beta testers have been very positive. "SourceSafe has allowed us to quickly and easily manage...multiple copies of very large source code libraries," said Gary Loew, President of MCG Limited. "By relieving us of the administrative burden and adding an additional level of source code security, SourceSafe has allowed us to concentrate on serving our clients rather than serving our computer....The package is wonderfully easy to learn and a delight to use."

SourceSafe lists for $245 for a single-user license, $995 for five users, $1695 for ten, and $3195 for twenty (user licenses are stackable).

Located in Raleigh, NC, Icarus Software produces software tools that manage complex data relationships in a user-friendly, intuitive way.

Icarus Software, PO Box 11639, Raleigh, NC 27604

800-397-2323; 919-821-2300; fax: 919-821-5222


Intex UltraBar Icon Palette for Lotus 1-2-3
INTEX LAUNCHES NEW CUSTOMIZABLE ICON PALETTE FOR LOTUS USERS

UltraBar Brings Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3.1 Spreadsheets to the Cutting Edge

Needham, MA -- May 29, 1992 -- Intex Solutions, Inc., the leading publisher and reseller of spreadsheet enhancements, today announced the release of UltraBar, a new Lotus add-in enhancement for Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3.1. UltraBar provides users with as many as 75 powerful icons, conveniently arranged in five palettes, to instantly activate any 1-2-3 command, macro, or add-in application. With a click of the mouse, users can automatically activate any of the 45 built-in icons provided, or create their own custom icons. The program, similar in many ways to the "Smart Icons(tm)" featured in other 1-2-3 releases, even lets users invoke other add-ins directly from the icon bar. Priced at only $69.95, plus $5 shipping, UltraBar is available now.

"UltraBar lets users work quickly and more efficiently than ever because they get all the speed of their DOS environment plus the convenient "point and click" of a graphical interface," said Marjorie Smith, Product Manager at Intex. "And because the program is fully integrated, it is easy to use. With a simple click of the mouse, users just designate what icon they want, and their command is instantly executed."

The UltraBar icon palette appears horizontally at the top of the worksheet. Users can easily switch between icons and the regular spreadsheet menu. Additional icon features include full mouse support, on-screen help, and the ability for the user to specify the arrangement of the icons in any order they wish.

System Requirements and Pricing

UltraBar runs on any IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 or compatible and requires Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3.1 or 3.1 + . The program occupies just 20K RAM. UltraBar is currently available directly from Intex Solutions for $69.95, plus $5 shipping.

Intex Solutions Inc, 35 Highland Circle, Needham, MA 02194

617-449-6222


OCE Direct Imaging Plotters
Dallas, TX -- June 8, 1992 -- Oce Graphics USA takes the price/performance Lead in the expanding market for direct imaging plotters with the introduction of two new machines today.

The G9864 and G9865 offer more functionality at a lower price than any other currently available direct imaging plotter (see attached comparison chart). Prices range from $19,990 for the D-size G9864 to $20,990 for the E-size G9865. Both machines are immediately available.

The nearest comparably-featured product costs $2000 more according to published MSRPs and quoted street prices.

The G9864 and G9865 are the only direct imaging machines under $21,000 offering 406 x 406 dots per inch (dpi) resolution with a maximum print speed of 1 inch per second (ips), 32 gray shades and line patterns, HPGL/2 support and auto switching between raster and vector input.

Both machines use a a high resolution direct imaging technology which consumes only media, and operates without the chemical toners of electrostatic machines.

The company also announced the first conversion package for owners of earlier models (G9844 & G9845). The G9860 Range conversion package has a list price of $4,000 and is available directly from the company.

"These machines are a direct result of listening to our users and providing them with a more valuable solution," said David Cambra, plotter product marketing manager. "This type of plotter is gaining strong acceptance among large companies with multiple CAD users requiring high volume and high quality."

Additional unique price point features include auto cut & stacking bar/take-up reel, auto format recognition and a built-in 3.5-inch floppy disk drive. The floppy drive lets users do offline plotting of vector files which minimizes host processing time.

A variety of media are available, including: premium vellum, matte film, opaque film and bi-color, high quality, multifunction, standard and draftcheck paper. Either machine can produce plots as long as 50 feet.

Both plotters interface with most available CAD software, host computers and turnkey CAD systems. The machines accept vector data files in HP-GL, HPGL/2, CC 906/907 and VDF data formats. They also accept raster data in the Green Sheet format.

Oce's ADI driver converts AutoCAD drawings to the VDF format for better use of disk space and faster data transmission. Other available drivers include MicroStation and CAD Overlay.

Standard hardware interfaces included with both plotters are RS 232C Serial, Centronics Parallel and SCSI on SUN workstations. Optional interfaces offered are LocalTalk and Green Sheet Raster. See attached data sheet for further technical details.

Background: Oce Graphics is a leading producer of computer hard copy output peripherals, including raster plotters, pen plotters and color printers. Founded as Benson in 1955, the firm is part of the Oce Group, a global manufacturer of engineering repographic equipment, high speed copying machines and office automation systems. Oce Graphics' North American operations are headquartered at 385 Ravendale Drive, Mountain View, CA 94043; telephone (800) 545-5445, FAX (415) 961-6152.


June PC Product Database Available
June'92 release of the PC Products Database .... in dBase format complete with handy search engine... is now available on disk with over 33,700 products and services now cataloged from over 13,200 companies!... most shareware products and authors are included along with hardware, accessories, publications and more... plus it's still growing...  And don't forget similar information is available online America Online and PC-Link in the PC Vendor Database, with the last update to the online version installed April 1st.

The data is supplied in standard dBase files with a handy user interface/search engine at only $25 for single copy. Yearly subscriptions are also available in quarterly, bimonthly or monthly releases... write for current pricing or additional information.

    EMS Professional Software

    4505 Buckhurst Ct

    Olney, MD 20832

    301-924-3594,  fax: 301-963-2708

Note that all updates and change information should be sent directly to the database maintainer:

    Baker Enterprises

    20 Ferro Drive

    Sewell, NJ 08080

    fax: 609-582-9204

This database is maintained in conjuction with the New Product Information service provided via America Online and PC-Link by Baker Enterprises. Disk based distribution of the latest information is provided by EMS Professional Software under licensing from Baker Enterprises. Special data formats and related services are available direct from Baker Enterprises, write for details.


NSF Forms Engineering Education Coalitions
NSF AWARDS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS TO FORM ENGINEERING EDUCATION COALITIONS

The National Science Foundation has funded two new university coalitions, the SUCCEED and Gateway coalitions, to revolutionize the education of engineers--the people who design and manufacture the thousands of products and systems used in everyday life.

Each new coalition has been awarded $15 million over a five- year period, with matching funds provided by participating academic institutions and their industrial partners.  The coalitions will dramatically improve engineering education by substantially restructuring curriculum and courses, and increase the participation by women, underrepresented minorities, and people with disabilities in the field.

The coalitions were formed from diverse institutions.  They include historically black schools, public and private universities, small institutions that concentrate on undergraduate education, and major research universities with large graduate programs.

Joseph Bordogna, NSF assistant director for engineering says, "Changes in engineering education in the U.S. are needed as we confront the challenges of the 21st century.

Increasingly, new knowledge and fresh ideas are created at the interfaces of the traditional disciplines.  The task of the modern engineer is to integrate knowledge across ever-changing disciplines and apply it to create shared economic wealth with a respect for the quality of life.  The new education system for our young engineers must rely on a holistic, interdisciplinary approach.  Through the engineering education coalitions program, NSF is making a serious commitment to foster systemic, structural change in engineering education."

The Gateway Coalition will encourage engineering students by focusing on four broad areas:  curriculum structure; human potential and development; instructional technology and methodology; and quality assurance and evaluation measures. Gateway Coalition members are:  Case Western Reserve University; Columbia University; Cooper Union University; Drexel University; Florida International University; New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ohio State University; University of Pennsylvania; Polytechnic University; and University of South Carolina.

The second new coalition, SUCCEED (Southeastern University and College Coalition for Engineering Education) includes: Clemson University; Florida A&M University/Florida State University; the University of Florida; Georgia Institute of Technology; North Carolina A&T State University; North Carolina State University; the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.  SUCCEED plans to achieve a fifty-percent increase coalition-wide in the enrollment and graduation rates of female and underrepresented minority students.

Both coalitions will emphasize engaging students in engineering from the day they matriculate; making the study of engineering more attractive, exciting and fulfilling; developing students as emerging professional leaders; increasing the diversity of academic backgrounds and the number of women, underrepresented minorities and people with disabilities in the field; and drawing engineering faculty to an investment in the teaching of undergraduate students.

"The emphasis in engineering education must shift from a dedication to course content to a more comprehensive view, focusing on the development of human resources and the broader educational experience in which the individual parts are connected and integrated; our concern must include the structure of the forest and its ecosystems as well as the attributes of each tree," says Eli Fromm, project director of the Gateway Coalition.

Adds Michael Littlejohn, SUCCEED's project director, "We hope we're going to be so successful that universities around the world will use what we have developed."  With the addition of Gateway and SUCCEED, NSF has brought to four the total number of university coalitions funded.  The first two coalitions, Synthesis and ECSEL, were established in 1990.

The National Science Foundation is an independent agency of the federal government established in 1950 to promote and advance scientific progress in the United States.  NSF accomplishes its mission primarily by competitively awarding grants to educational institutions for research and education in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering.


NSF Small Business Awards Spur Research
SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS SPUR CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH

Small high technology firms in 28 states have received grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct cutting-edge, high risk, potentially high-payoff research under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program.

This year, 200 Phase I awards for a total of $9.52 million were made to 157 firms, thirty-five percent of which went to minority and female owned firms.  Under Phase I of the three- phase program, NSF awarded up to $50,000 to each firm, selected from 1500 proposals submitted in June 1991.  Funded projects range from research on a low leakage Gallium Phosphide particle detector for physics applications to research on custom keyboard overlays for disabled computer users.

Upon completion of Phase I research, awardees are encouraged to submit proposals for an extensive Phase II research program. These Phase II proposals are reviewed for technical merit and for commercial success potential.  The most promising of these proposals are eligible for grants up to $300,000 for a period of two years.  Private investors fund Phase III product development, manufacturing, and marketing efforts.  Cumulative private investment, and product sales attributable to the SBIR Program from NSF grants now exceed $1 billion.  Awards in previous years have resulted in diverse commercial products.  Included among these commercial products is hybrid striped bass farmed in the warm effluent water from geothermal sources.  These fish are available today in supermarkets across America.  In other developments, another SBIR awardee, Advanced Technology Materials, Inc., formed a joint venture with Millipore Corp. to make peripheral equipment for gas systems used in making semiconductors.  These companies believe the potential market for this technology is $200 million.  The same firm received an equity investment of $4.8 million from Sierra Ventures, in combination with eight other venture capital firms.  Advanced Technology Materials received two Phase I awards in the 1991 NSF SBIR solicitation.

The National Science Foundation is an independent agency of the federal government established in 1950 to promote and advance scientific progress in the United States.  NSF accomplishes its mission primarily by competitively awarding grants to educational institutions for research and education in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering.


SPA European PC Software Sales Report Released
June 1,1992 (Washington, DC)- North American software firms' sales increased 10% to $398 million in Western Europe during First Quarter 1992, the Software Publishers Association announced today.

Thirty-nine US-based software firms, including Lotus, Microsoft, WordPerfect, Aldus, Claris, Software Publishing, Borland, Symantec, Wordstar, T/Maker, and others participated in the SPA's data program by submitting confidential data to the accounting firm of Arthur Andersen, who prepared the report for the SPA. The data was collected in 20 software categories (including word processors, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, and others) and in six different software formats (including Macintosh, MS-DOS, and Windows).

The 39 firms reported aggregate European software sales of $398 million in First Quarter 1992. First quarter sales grew 10% from first quarter 1991. The growth rate varied widely from country to country as follows:

Software Sales in US Dollars:

               1Q92 Sales of     Growth

               Participating     1Q91 to

             Firms (Millions)     1Q92

Benelux           $ 38            18 %

France              70            (5)%

Germany/Austria     95            (8)%

Italy               16             5 %

Scandinavia         42            30 %

Spain/Portugal      17            16 %

Switzerland         13            25 %

UK/Ireland         107            37 %

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Total             $398            10 %

The United Kingdom/Ireland region was the largest region for US publishers in the first quarter with sales of $107 million, an increase of 37% from the prior period. Germany/Austria and France, the second and third largest regions in the first quarter, experienced modest sales declines. In 1991 they had been the regions with the highest growth rates, at 56% and 37% respectively.

For the first time ever, Western European sales of applications running on Windows were higher than sales of DOS applications. Windows application sales accounted for 49% of North American software firms revenues in Western Europe in First Quarter 1992, versus 24% in First Quarter 1991, and grew 123% from the prior period. DOS application sales continued their slide, accounting for 41% of application sales in Western Europe in First Quarter 1992, versus 66% in the prior period. Macintosh applications sales held steady at 8% in First Quarter 1992, and grew 7% from First Quarter 1991.

"This quarter's results reinforce the trend in Western European sales - the movement from DOS-based to Windows-based applications," said David Tremblay, SPA's Research Director. "Sales of DOS applications have been declining on a year-to-year comparison basis since the third quarter of 1991, while Windows applications' sales have registered 120% to 160 % increases. In four of the eight regions we track in Western Europe, Windows applications outsell DOS applications. In one other, they are at parity."

"The growth in sales has slowed to 10% this quarter, from 26% in the fourth quarter and 32% for the full year 1991," said Gerard Gabella, SPA Europe's Managing Director. "This reflects both the strengthening of the dollar as well as the return to a more sustainable pace after last year's blistering growth rate."

These figures should not be considered estimates of market size, since the sample only includes the sales of the major North American software firms in each market. Generally, in European software markets, North American PC software sales are approximately 70% of the total market in each country.

The Software Publishers Association is the principal worldwide trade association of the PC software industry. Its more than 900 members represent the leading publishers of business, consumer, and education software in North America and Europe. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the SPA 's European office is located in Paris, France.


SPA Elects New Board & Officers
May 29, 1992 -- Washington, DC -- The Software Publishers Association (SPA) announced today the results of the 1992 election of officers and Board of Directors

The SPA board members, elected for a 2 year term, include

-- Dan Bricklin, vice president, Slate Corp

-- Doug Carlston, chairman and CEO, Br0derbund Software

-- Gordon Eubanks, president and CEO, Symantec Corporation

-- Spencer Leyton, vice president, Borland International, Inc

-- Heidi Roizen, president and CEO, T/Maker

Jeff Raikes, senior vice president, Microsoft Corporation, and Tom Varley, vice president, MECC, were elected to 1 year terms on the board, and Phil Adam, vice president, Interplay Productions, was appointed to a 1 year term.

Returning board members include Scott Cook, president, Intuit; Jan Davidson, president, Davidson & Associates; Brian Dougherty, CEO, GeoWorks; and John Kernan, chairman and CEO, Jostens Learning Corporation; and Ken Wasch, SPA's executive director.

In addition, Kirk Loevner, director of Apple Development Group, Apple Computer, Inc., was appointed to a newly created position of non-voting board member, representing the interests of hardware manufacturers.

At its first meeting, the directors elected the board officers, who are: Gordon Eubanks, chairman of the board; Scott Cook, president; John Kernan, treasurer; and Heidi Roizen, secretary.

"The SPA is lucky to have such a diverse and dedicated Board of Directors," said SPA executive director Ken Wasch. "Our board has a major challenge ahead in dealing with common issues of more than 900 members spanning dozens of market segments."

The Software Publishers Association, with offices in Washington, DC, and Paris La Defense, is the principal trade group of the PC software industry. Its more than 900 members represent the leading publishers in the business, consumer and education software markets.


Finding Your Niche, Marketing Your Prof Service
What Color Is Your Business Card?

More people are starting small service and specialty businesses than ever before. It is a little known fact that most new job creation is coming from the small business sector, not from large corporations. Unfortunately, most of these new businesses will fail. More of these businesses would succeed if their founders were better prepared.

It is not uncommon for a professional new in business to have spent tens of thousands of dollars in training and education. Yet this same individual may not own even one book which shows how to build a private practice. Most professional training programs tend to leave out this vital component for success in business. Finding Your Niche... Marketing Your Professional Service is a book addressing this need.

Finding Your Niche shows how to market all kinds of services, from accounting to Zen, dance lessons to therapy sessions. Many professionals find it difficult to "sell themselves," to describe what they do in terms that are attractive to prospective clients. Finding Your Niche covers the entire marketing process: identifying prospective clients; surveying the market; winning repeat business; getting known as an authority; conducting a promotion campaign; writing effective ad copy; producing winning flyers and brochures; and how to build sideline careers writing and lecturing. Based an the front line experience of two nationally recognized business pros, Finding Your Niche has everything you need to market your speciality service, from choosing the color of your business card to establishing telephone etiquette.

The newly self-employed will also find sage advice in Finding Your Niche. The authors counter the overly romantic notions of starting a small business with this gentle warning:

Before you invest a lot more time and money pursuing your dream, take a spoonful of caution. You know the risks: According to statistics, more businesses fail than succeed. Going on your own is hard work. Doing without a regular paycheck can be scary. If you're used to hanging out at the office cooler, you may feel isolated and alone. Are these risks worth the potential rewards?

The authors recommend that would-be entrepreneurs make an informal inventory of their business skills, including likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses. Focus where your are strong, and delegate where you are weak. "For example, if you hate to balance your checkbook, plan on hiring a bookkeeper as a top priority. If you shy away from confrontations, contract with a collection agency to handle overdue accounts.."

Finding Your Niche has met with wide praise from reviewers and the general public. Marketing guru Jay Conrad Levinson (Guerilla Marketing) says, "Until marketing is included in the curriculum of medical schools, law schools, and other institutions that educate professionals, Finding Your Niche should be required reading the day after graduation."

Have your favorite bookstore special order you a copy of Finding Your Niche or order direct from the publisher: Community Resource Institute Press, 1442-A Walnut #51, Berkeley, California 94709, (510) 525-9663. Finding Your Niche is 8.5" x 11", 272 pages, with photographs, illustrations, index, bibliography. ISBN 0-9628464-1-4. $15.95


Make Money With Freelance Teaching
Start A Teaching Business for Under $100!

Two out of every three adults attend some kind of non-credit or continuing education program. And sooner or later, almost everyone gets the urge to teach. The Teaching Marketplace: Make Money With Freelance Teaching, Corporate Trainings, And On The Lecture Circuit is a new book that shows how anyone can break into the teaching profession, with or without formal credentials, and on almost any budget.

The Teaching Marketplace details how to design classes, find jobs through schools and businesses, or market classes independently. The Teaching Marketplace is especially useful to independent professionals, artists, businesspeople, and therapists who want to reinforce their expert image by teaching and public speaking.

There are endless opportunities to teach at adult schools, community centers, corporate training programs, extension schools, on the lecture circuit, and independently on the open market. You can work with an established institution or you can, in effect, become your own school. You do your own recruiting, registration, teaching, administration, and  perhaps the janitorial work, too. Look in the classified section of any newspaper and you'll find listings for classes of almost every description. To be successful on the open market classes need to be upbeat and fast paced.

Freelance and independent teaching constitutes an "invisible university" larger than any other single teaching institution in many communities. Musicians and artists teach from their home studios. Business experts teach in their offices after hours. Performers and dancers rent studios to teach. Therapists and bodyworkers conduct group sessions as an extension of private practice. Inspirational speakers rent hotel rooms to packed crowds. People share their hobbies, too: swimming, chess, creative writing, French cooking. .. the list goes on and on.

To start a teaching business on a shoestring follow this formula: Pick an evening or weekend day when you are available to teach. Write an upbeat description of what you want to do in class. Invite your friends and associates to attend. Publicize your class with flyers, brochures, direct mailers, and with classified ads in one or more of your local community newspapers. With a little luck and perseverance, you'll more than break even your first time out.

Bart Brodsky and Janet Geis pooled over 35 years of front line experience as school administrators, publishers, and entrepreneurs to write The Teaching Marketplace. The authors have worked with thousands of teachers, school administrators, and independent professionals. They write in an informal style, immediate and always practical. For example, in the chapter titled "Writing Course Descriptions" they say, "To be effective, a course description has to offer specific benefits to the student. Avoid generalities such as 'promotes wellness and wholeness....' Where appropriate, identify life situations, as in "Coping with Divorce," "Confronting Our Anger," or "If I'm So Wonderful, Why Am I Still Single?"'

Have your favorite bookstore special order you a copy of The Teaching Marketplace or order direct from the publisher: Community Resource Institute Press, 1442-A Walnut #51, Berkeley, California 94709, (510) 525-9663. The Teaching Marketplace is 6" x 9", 176 pages, with photographs, illustrations, index, bibliography. ISBN 0-9628464-0-6. $14.95.


Floptical Disk Technology For Mac Systems
RANCHO TECHNOLOGY EXTENDS FLOPTICAL TECHNOLOGY STANDARD TO MAC SYSTEMS

Cupertino, CA--May 29, 1992--The Floptical Technology Association today announced that a member company, Rancho Technology, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, has extended its Floptical product line with the introduction of an external 3.5-inch 21 megabyte (MB) Floptical subsystem for the Apple Macintosh market. Rancho Technology is one of the earliest adapter of the Floptical technology standard for controller products.

The RT5000MAC connects externally to the Macintosh and comes with a SCSI Floptical formatter, installer, driver and utility software. Available now, the RT5000MAX is priced at $533 in single unit quantities.

The RT5000MAC joins Rancho Technology's family of Floptical subsystems, including the Model RT3000 and RT4000 series of Floptical subsystems in an internal or external form factor for the IBM PS/2 Micro Channel (MCA) and ISA computers with universal power requirements. The RT3000 and RT4000 series were included in a recent high volume North American distribution agreement between JACO Electronics, Inc., Hauppauge, NY, and Rancho Technology. JACO is one of the world's largest distributors of electronic components, systems, and related products.

"The demand for high capacity removable storage is strong in the Macintosh market, especially with the increasing popularity of megabyte-hungry graphics applications" said Steve Bierwirth, sales manager for Rancho Technology. "Floptical technology provides Mac users with the additional high capacity storage they need now, and still allows them to read and write to their existing library of 1.44MB floppy disks."

The 3.5-inch 21MB Floptical disk drive is the emerging standard for high-capacity flexible disk drive storage as it is seen as a superior solution for low cost removable high-capacity data storage needs for the vast majority of microcomputer users.

The Floptical Technology Association is comprised of drive manufacturers Insite Peripherals and Iomega Corp.; media manufacturers Maxell and 3M; and Insite's drive manufacturing partner MKE; along with host adapter companies Adaptec, Future Domain and Rancho Technology.

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INSITE AND MASS MICROSYSTEMS SIGN OEM AGREEMENT

San Jose, CA -- June 1, 1992 -- Insite Peripherals has signed a high volume OEM (original equipment manufacturer) agreement with MASS Microsystems, Sunnyvale, CA, to supply the company with volume quantities of its 3.5-inch 21 megabyte (MB) Floptical disk drive. Both Insite and MASS Microsystems have already begun shipments.

MASS Microsystems will market the new SCSI flexible drive to the mid-range Apple Macintosh removable storage market under the brand name FloptiPak 21. Unique features of the FloptiPak 21, in addition to high capacity and downward compatibility with standard 1.44MB floppy diskettes, are its small size and weight. The 21MB (formatted) subsystem weighs less than two pounds, measures only 1-inch by nine-inches by five-inches, and is powered through the floppy disk port of the Macintosh.

"The Macintosh market values portability, value and performance," said Peter Shambora, MASS Microsystems' senior vice president, sales and marketing. "The FloptiPak 21 offers the most economical 3.5-inch mid-range removable storage solution, especially for users of megabyte-greedy graphics programs. A single Floptical diskette can hold the equivalent of fourteen 1.44MB floppies. Plus the FloptiPak 21 can be shared among several Macintosh users."

Chuck Moran, vice president of marketing and sales for Insite, said, "MASS Microsystems has tapped into a very fertile market. Volume shipments from our manufacturer, MKE, enable Insite to satisfy the large demand for easily portable, removable storage systems that provide the highest capacity and are downward compatible with existing 1.44MB floppies."

MASS Microsystems' FloptiPak 21, which began shipping last month, has a suggested retail price of $699 and is covered by a one-year warranty on parts and labor and toll-free technical support. The suggested retail price of the media is $49.

MASS Microsystems, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets computer peripherals worldwide for the Apple Macintosh family of personal computers. The company's products include award-winning desktop video solutions, a complete line of removable and fixed storage systems and large screen displays. MASS Microsystems is located at 810 West Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086.

Insite has announced this year a series of OEM pacts worth over $10 million in total with suppliers to the Macintosh, IBM PC and Amiga markets.

Insite I325VM (Variable Mode) Floptical Disk Drive.

The 3.5-inch Model I325VM features 21MB of formatted capacity (25MB unformatted), one inch high form factor, single +5 volt power requirements, and optional automatic ejection mechanism. The Floptical disk drive features variable mode dual heads which make it the first and only very high capacity 3.5-inch flexible drive able to read and write standard lower capacity 1.44MB 3.5-inch diskettes. The Floptical drive's very high capacity is achieved by the use of patented optical servo tracks and magnetic recording technologies.

Insite is a founding member of the Floptical Technology Association, formed in 1991 with Iomega Corp., Hitachi Maxell, 3M and MKE to promote Floptical products and activities. Associate members include host adapter companies Adaptec, Future Domain and Rancho Technology.

Insite Peripherals was founded in 1987 to exploit the emerging market for very high capacity flexible disk drive products. Insite is located at 4433 Fortran Drive, San Jose CA 95134 2302

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JACO ELECTRONICS SUPPORTS FLOPTICAL TECHNOLOGY STANDARD

Cupertino, CA -- June 1, 1992 -- The Floptical Technology Association today announced that JACO Electronics, Inc., Hauppauge, New York, has joined the growing list of companies supporting Floptical technology with the addition of the 3.5-inch 21-megabyte (MB) Floptical subsystem for the IBM PS/2 to its product line.

Floptical Technology Association member company, Rancho Technology, Inc., Rancho Cucamonga, CA, will supply JACO, one of the world's largest distributors of electronic components, systems and related products, with the Floptical subsystems in a million dollar distribution agreement signed earlier this year.

"The Floptical drive's high capacity and read/write compatibility with standard capacity 720KB and 1.44MB diskettes, combined with volume availability, is an irresistible combination," said Mort Denson, JACO's vice president of industrial computer product marketing. "The PS/2 Micro Channel (MCA) systems are perfect for Floptical applications because multiuser systems typically demand more computing power and storage capacity. As Rancho Technology offers the only PS/2-compatible Floptical subsystem, we predict substantial sales to this important market over the next year."

Denson's prediction is supported by a recent market surveys showing that 84% of computer users desire increases in floppy disk drive capacity.

Steve Bierwirth, sales manager for Rancho Technology said, "JACO's excellent distribution channels to the North American OEMs and VAR/VAD market and PS/2 users' demand for higher capacity storage systems will help to further promote Floptical technology as the leading contender for industry standardization in the very high capacity storage market."

The 3.5-inch 21MB Floptical disk drive is the emerging standard for high-capacity flexible disk drive storage as it is seen as a superior solution for low cost removable high-capacity data storage needs for the vast majority of microcomputer users. Rancho Technology will supply JACO with quantities of its Model RT3000 and RT4000 series of Floptical subsystems in an internal or desktop form factor for the ISA and PS/2 (MCA) with universal voltage power requirements.

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MASS MICROSYSTEMS SUPPORTS FLOPTICAL TECHNOLOGY STANDARD

21 MB FloptiPak 21 Subsystem Designed for Macintosh High Capacity Portable Storage Market

Cupertino, CA--June 1, 1992 -- The Floptical Technology Association today announced that MASS Microsystems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, has joined the growing list of companies supporting Floptical technology with the introduction of its FloptiPak 21 removable disk drive for the Apple Macintosh market.

Peter Shambora, MASS Microsystems' senior vice president, sales and marketing. "Floptical drives and diskettes will soon replace standard floppy products as the industry standard due to their increased capacity and performance, downward compatibility with 1.44MB diskettes, and affordable media cost."

Floptical Technology Association member company, Insite Peripherals, Inc., San Jose, CA, will supply MASS Microsystems with the Floptical drives in a high volume original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement.

Chuck Moran, vice president of marketing and sales for Insite, said, "MASS Microsystems' choice of Floptical technology for its new high capacity storage products strengthens Floptical technology's position as the leading contender for industry standardization in the very high capacity floppy storage market."

MASS Microsystems will market the new SCSI flexible drive to the mid-range Apple Macintosh removable storage market under the brand name FloptiPak 21. Unique features of the FloptiPak 21, in addition to high capacity and downward compatibility with standard 1.44MB floppy diskettes, are its small size and weight. The 21MB (formatted) subsystem weighs less than two pounds, measures only 1-inch by nine-inches by five-inches, and is powered through the floppy disk port of the Macintosh.

The Floptical Technology Association includes drive manufacturers Insite Peripherals and Iomega Corp.; media manufacturers Maxell and 3M; and Insite's drive manufacturing partner MKE; along with host adapter companies Adaptec, Future Domain and Rancho Technology.

The 3.5-inch 21MB Floptical disk drive is the emerging standard for high-capacity flexible disk drive storage as it is seen as a superior solution for low cost removable high-capacity data storage needs for the vast majority of microcomputer users.

OTHER FLOPTICAL TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTERS

Announced support of the Floptical technology standard includes Commodore, Westchester, PA; Arrow Electronics, Melville, NY; Digital Micronics, Inc., Carlsbad, Calif.; GrassRoots, Inc., Lenexa, Kansas; Liberty Systems, Santa Clara, Calif.; PLI (Peripheral Land, Inc.), Fremont, Calif.; Procom Technology, Costa Mesa, Calif.; Rancho Technology, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; and TASS Optical World, San Diego, Calif. All market to the IBM PC, Amiga and/or Macintosh markets.

The Micro Standards Committee of the Microcomputer Manager's Association (MMA), has nominated the Floptical disk drive as the industry standard for very high capacity floppy disk drives. The recommendation came in a white paper published last year based on a competitive evaluation among available high capacity drives.

FLOPTICAL TECHNOLOGY BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Products based on Floptical technology include disk drives, media, host adapter and subsystem products. The 3.5-inch Floptical disk drive features 21MB of formatted capacity (25MB unformatted), one inch high form factor and single +5 volt power requirements. The Floptical disk drive uses standard 3.5-inch diskettes and variable mode dual heads which make it the first and only very high capacity 3.5-inch flexible drive able to read and write standard lower capacity 72OKB and 1.44MB 3.5-inch diskettes. The Floptical's very high capacity is achieved by combining patented optical servo track positioning and magnetic recording technologies.

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The Floptical Technology Association is located at 22710 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 220, Cupertino, CA 95014. Telephone: 408/44~0407; fax: 408/446-0450.


Brady's Inside System 7 for Mac Users
Brady's New Book/Disk Set Helps System 7 Users

(Carmel, IN) -- From the popular Peter Norton Programming Library comes Brady's latest title --Inside System 7. This book and disk set provides useful, common sense help for the latest operating system from Apple Computer. The changes in System 7 are not only of interest to programmers, but also to users of all levels of experience.

Inside System 7 discusses the basics, what's new in System 7, what's needed to run it, why it's important, and what it does. The book also provides hints, tips, and tricks to dramatically increase users' computing performance.

Once the basics are covered, Inside System 7 shows users how to work with the newest features. Users learn how to take advantage of the new finder, manage virtual memory, use cooperating applications, work with networks, manage data, and use the Sound Manager.

The accompanying disk provides valuable shareware utilities to make System 7 even easier to use. The function of each of these utilities is explained in the book. Utilities included are: System 7 Pack!, TrashAlias 1.1, SCSI Info, Out to Launch!, SwitchBoot, TattleTale 1.2, and CommentKeeper.

Brady, a leader in computer book publishing, is an imprint of Prentice Hall Computer Publishing (PHCP). PHCP is a division of Simon & Schuster, which is a division of Paramount Communications.

Product Information

Inside System 7

Peter Norton and Dan Shafer

$39.95 US (book/disk set) ISBN: 0-13-656273-6

215 pp.

Brady, 11711 N. College Ave. Carmel, IN 46032

1-800-428-5331


New Brady Business Software Tutorials
Brady Makes Business Software Easy With Four Computer Tutorials

(Carmel, IN) -- Four new self-help books from Brady help readers manage their time and easily track their personal and business finances. Andrew Tobias' Managing Your Money, Personal Finance with 1-2-3, Business Applications with Agenda, and Start Here with 1-2-3 for Windows all show readers how to get the most from their software.

Andrew Tobias' Managing Your Money

This book is an indispensable companion text to the best-selling financial planning software from Andrew Tobias. Offering a needed perspective not available elsewhere, the book presents the macro picture of MYM -- graphically,' and is intended to complement the original software documentation.

Andrew Tobias' Managing Your Money features screenshots that are conveniently indexed and cross-referenced. Readers also get helpful advice about where to begin, what step comes next, and how to get the most from the software. The book details the newest features of Version 8 and contains tax schedules A-F, SE, and 2106, as well as tax Form 1040. A special section on asset allocation and valuable money-saving MECA software coupons are also included.

Personal Finance with 1-2-3

Published by Lotus Books, the official guides to Lotus software, this book thoroughly explains how to manage personal finances with 1-2-3 -- efficiently and effectively. A book and disk set, Personal Finance with 1-2-3 helps readers build their spreadsheet skills while teaching them to assess finances and make wise business decisions.

Readers learn how to analyze net worth, create a budget, set up a cash management system, calculate the value of money, analyze loans, plan for college and retirement, and much more. Financial advice, tips, and rules of thumb are found throughout this book. Personal Finance with 1-2-3 gives users new techniques for automating finances with 1-2-3, a no-nonsense discussion of financial calculations, and expert advice on tracking financial progress and investing to reach particular goals.

The companion disk includes more than 20 ready-to-run templates for all models discussed in the book. The models can be used to calculate important financial functions, such as account balances, budgets, monthly income and expenses, personal net worth and net worth trend, tax analysis, loans and leases, and long-term financial planning requirements. In addition to expert information, readers receive a 6-month free introductory subscription to LOTUS magazine.

Business Applications with Agenda

Another from Lotus Books, Business Applications with Agenda is written for busy professionals who need to plan, organize, and manage their day-to-day activities using this powerful personal information manager.

The book shows users great ways to track appointments, projects, people, and ideas in order to manage time and be more productive. Business Applications with Agenda covers the software's built-in applications and explains how to tailor them to the specific needs of any user. The book includes a disk with a customer service tracker, a project manager, a consultant's toolkit, and more.

Start Here with 1-2-3 for Windows

Written for spreadsheet novices, Start Here with 1-2-3 for Windows presents a sequence of lessons that help users develop skills with Lotus 1-2-3 and Windows. Each lesson builds on those preceding it, and all lessons are tutorial-based for hands-on computing. They require no more than 20 minutes to complete.

Start Here with 1-2-3 for Windows gives users ample practice performing important tasks, such as creating attractive reports, analyzing and graphing business data, and organizing lists of information. It even makes writing macros fun! Time-saving tips and tricks make beginners productive instantly, and sample applications are included. Once the basics are covered, users learn how to calculate their own net worth, balance their checkbook, create a dazzling spirograph, and much more.

Brady, a leader in computer book publishing, is an imprint of Prentice Hall Computer Publishing (PHCP). PHCP is a division of Simon & Schuster, which is a division of Paramount Communications.

Product Information

Andrew Tobias' Managing Your Money

Andrew Tobias

$21.95 US ISBN: 0-13-036682-X

510 pp.

Personal Finance with 1-2-3

Steve Adams

$39.95 ISBN: 0-13 660465-X

412 pp.

Business Applications with Agenda

Robert and Lauren Flast

$39.95 US ISBN: 0-13-019571-5

180 pp.

Start Here with 1-2-3 for Windows

Daniel and Stacy Gasteiger

$19.95 US ISBN: 0-13-842683-X

381 pp.

Brady, 11711 N. College Ave. Carmel, IN 46032

1-800-428-5331


Two New Brady C Programming Books
Two New Brady Books Help Users Improve C Programming Skills

(Carmel, IN) -- Windows or DOS environment users can quickly improve Their C programming skills with the latest books in the Peter Norton Programming Library from Brady. Advanced C Programming and Quick C for Windows offer users the information they need to master various aspects of C programming.

Advanced C Programming

With this book, users go beyond basic C programming and learn from experts how to create more powerful programs. Advanced C Programming provides clear demonstrations of proper design techniques inside every lesson. Each chapter introduces a complex programming problem, shows how to solve it, then discusses the solution.

Advanced C Programming provides an abundance of practical, ready-to-run programs That show the best ways to handle the keyboard, files and disks, graphics and the screen, the mouse, and more. The book teams an easy-to-read, learn-by-doing approach with expert tips about writing programs. This results in an expert text that gives users what they need for programming speed and power.

Quick C for Windows

This book is a hands-on guide for creating professional Windows applications quickly and easily. Designed for C programmers who need to master the techniques of Windows programming, it is a valuable tutorial and extended reference filled with hints, tips, and ideas.

Quick C for Windows is written in an easy-to-read style that takes the time to explain the basics as well as intermediate-level functions. It follows the natural course of Windows programming development -- starting with an almost blank window and progressing as the reader becomes familiar with each function. The book also features valuable information on code testing, debugging, and error handling.

Written in collaboration with Peter Norton Computing, all books in The Peter Norton Programming Library provide clear, in-depth discussions of the latest developments in programming. Brady publishes The Peter Norton Programming Library and is a leader in computer book publishing. Brady is an imprint of Prentice Hall Computer Publishing (PHCP). PHCP is a division of Simon & Schuster, which is a division of Paramount Communications.

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Advanced C Programming

Steven Oualline/Peter Norton Computing Group

$29.95 US ISBN: 0-13-663188-6

395 pp.

Quick C for Windows

Steven Holzner/Peter Norton Programming Group

$26.95 US ISBN: 0-13-747551-9

448 pp.

Brady, 11711 N. College Ave. Carmel, IN 46032

1-800-428-5331


Hayden PowerBook Reference Book
Hayden Offers PowerBook Users Innovative, Unique Reference Book

(Carmel, Indiana) -- Those who already own the innovative PowerBook or those standing in line to buy one of these spectacular portable computers will all benefit from Hayden's PowerBook Power Book. Innovative and unique, this reference book educates beginning and intermediate users about maximizing the capabilities of this cutting-edge machine.

Hayden's PowerBook Power Book is the first of its kind to specifically address PowerBook users. It discusses issues, utilities, software, and add-on accessories as well as highlighting the software "lean" enough to run on the PowerBook. Lightweight and convenient enough to carry along with the notebook computer, this book begins with an overview of hardware and operating system basics.

Progressing through issues like PowerBook's potential and integrated applications, Hayden's PowerBook Power Book educates users about more complex topics like utilities and communications. For added user convenience, this book gives users two special sections -- the Survival Guide and Vendor Guide.

Hayden, an emerging computer book publishing innovator, is an imprint of Prentice Hall Computer Publishing (PHCP). PHCP is a division of Simon & Schuster, which is an imprint of Paramount Communications.

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Hayden's PowerBook Power Book

Ross Scott Rubin

$24.95 US ISBN: 0-672-48520-6

213 pp.

Hayden, 11711 N. College Ave. Carmel, IN 46032

1-800-428-5331


NRP Essential AutoCAD Info for Beginners
Workbook from NRP Offers Essential AutoCAD Information for Beginners

(Carmel, IN) -- Users who want to learn AutoCAD quickly, yet thoroughly, find essential information on every page of the AutoCAD Student Workbook from New Riders Publishing (NRP). This book and disk set explains the mechanics of Computer Aided Design and AutoCAD via a hands-on, ask-based tutorial.

Individual lessons demonstrate the basics and add new information step-by-step. Each lesson includes practical examples that show users how to create and enhance AutoCAD drawings. These lessons cover all the important commands and options necessary to master AutoCAD.

Clear, concise text delivers proven methods for creating drawings from several disciplines, including basic drawings for architecture and engineering. AutoCAD Student Workbook illustrates how to use all of AutoCAD's 2D drawing and editing commands, layers, colors, linetypes, and full-scale drawing capabilities.

The accompanying disk is intended as a reference tool to help users Learn AutoCAD's drawing and editing tools. It includes files of finished drawings from each lesson. Plus, it contains drawing files needed for some of the review questions at the end of each lesson.

New Riders Publishing, the world's leading publisher of CAD-related books, is an imprint of Prentice Hall Computer Publishing (PHCP). PHCP is a division of Simon & Schuster, which is a division of Paramount Communications.

Product Information

AutoCAD Student Workbook

Frank Conner

$39.95 US ISBN: 1-56205-018-4

444 pp.

New Riders Publishing, 11711 N. College Ave. Carmel, IN 46032

1-800-428-5331


Inside Windows 3.1 Beginning/Intermediate Users
Inside Windows 3.1 Focuses On Beginning, Intermediate Users

(Carmel, IN) -- Windows represents a shift from command line computing to graphical environment computing. Windows 3.1 enables users to interact with the computer in a much more fluid, visual manner than what is possible with a command line interface.

Inside Windows 3.1 prepares PC-literate beginners and intermediates to take full advantage of Windows' powerful environment. Advanced users of MS-DOS and first-time Windows users alike find this book shortens their learning curve and quickly builds Windows 3.1 productivity.

This book eases users into the powerful Windows graphical user interface. Inside Windows 3.1 shows them that Windows' easy-to-use environment does not require learning another set of commands. For business users, this book demonstrates how much easier Windows applications --such as Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows, Microsoft Excel, Word for Windows, Ami Pro, and others -- can be.

Those upgrading from a previous version of Windows benefit from Inside Windows 3.1's indepth coverage of the latest features. The book explains how to best use Object Linking and Embedding, TrueType fonts, the StartUp application group, and Windows' new drag-and-drop capabilities. Inside Windows 3.1 also shows users how to upgrade existing DOS application PIFs for improved performance.

New Riders Publishing, a leader in computer and technical book publishing, is an imprint of Prentice Hall Computer Publishing (PHCP). PHCP is a division of Simon & Schuster, which is a division of Paramount Communications.

Product Information

Inside Windows 3.1

Jim Boyce, Forrest Houlette,

Ellen Dana Nagler, and Michael Wirsching

$29.95 US ISBN: 1-56205-038-9

545 pp.

New Riders Publishing, 11711 N. College Ave. Carmel, IN 46032

1-800-428-5331


NRP Maximizing Windows 3.1
New Riders Publishing Gears Up For Sales Success With New Edition of Maximizing Windows Best-Seller

Free Disks Feature 6 MB of Software

(Carmel, Indiana) -- PC Magazine touted Jim Boyce's Maximizing Windows 3 as "pick of the crop" among Windows books. They said, "This is a reference that every serious user interested in a deeper understanding of Windows will want on their bookshelf." Now, New Riders Publishing introduces Maximizing Windows 3.1, written by Boyce once again.

A quick encounter with Maximizing Windows 3.1, a book and 2-disk set, gives users vital information about controlling and managing the Windows environment, integrating non-Windows applications, making Windows work with hardware, customizing the desktop, and creating macros and Windows applications. Information about Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) sets this book apart from its competition.

Dig deeper, and users find that Windows 3.1 TrueType fonts, Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) capabilities, as well as PEN computing and multimedia capabilities are all thoroughly discussed in the chapters of Maximizing Windows 3.1. The text also includes new coverage of VisualBASlC and C applications for Windows and for the Windows Software Developer's Kil (SDK).

Maximizing Windows 3.1 has a long shelf-life for users. A step-by-step tutorial style makes it ideal for Windows beginners with an intermediate to advanced level of PC understanding. Its reference capabilities lengthen the lifespan of this book for intermediate and advanced Windows users.

Over 20 great software packages, 6 megabytes in all, are offered free with Maximizing Windows 3.1. Among that software is a telecommunications package called MicroLink, an electronic DayTimer called Organize, a financial management system called WinCheck, as well as a Windows interface for activating PKWare known as Zip Manager.

For fun, the disks inside Maximizing Windows 3.1 give users Icon Frightener, causing icons to flee from the mouse; IconMaster, teaching users how to create and modify icons; and WinRoach, hiding large, black cockroaches under Windows to later scurry out of hiding.

New Riders Publishing (NRP), a major publisher of computer books for intermediate to advanced PC users, is an imprint of Prentice Hall Computer Publishing (PHCP). PHCP is a division of Simon & Schuster, which is a division of Paramount Communications.

Product Information

Maximizing Windows 3.1

Jim Boyce

$39.95 US (book/2-disk set) ISBN: 1-56205-044-3

800 pp.

New Riders Publishing, 11711 N. College Ave. Carmel, IN 46032

1-800-428-5331


Sams Object-Oriented Programming in C++3
New Sams Book Focuses On Object-Oriented Programming in C++3

(Carmel, IN) -- Object-oriented programming (OOP) is one of today's hottest topics because it's the methodology needed to get the most out of C++ programming. Borland C++3 Object-Oriented Programming is a power programming guide to object-oriented development.

Using straight-forward examples and hands-on tutorials, the book helps readers develop class hierarchies through the latest methods, using Borland's own object types. Each feature that makes Borland C++3 such an important tool in OOP is explained clearly and systematically.

The text describes in detail objects and classes, inheritance, overloading, polymorphism, and strings. Borland C++3 Object-Oriented Programming gives concrete ways -- by example -- to simplify programming through the use of virtual functions. It provides a complete Windows program to demonstrate how to strengthen Windows programming design and development.

Advanced chapters explore the ObjectWindows Library (OWL) classes, focusing on single classes so readers can fortify their own OWL applications. The book also describes the power of Turbo Vision, which allows programmers to easily develop sophisticated DOS programs. In addition, Borland C++3 Object-Oriented Programming includes a free disk with source code for all the book's programming examples and listings.

Sams, a leader in computer book publishing, is an imprint of Prentice Hall Computer Publishing (PHCP). PHCP is a division of Simon & Schuster, which is a division of Paramount Communications.

Product Information

Borland C++3 Object-Oriented Programming

Ted Faison

$39.95 US (book/disk set) ISBN: 0-672-30004-4

1,111 pp.

Sams, 11711 N. College Ave. Carmel, IN 46032

1-800-428-5331


Sams Windows 3.1 How-to/Reference Books
Revolutionary Windows Update Calls for Introduction of New Sams How-to/Reference Books

(Carmel, IN) -- Windows 3.1 is a revolutionary jump into user-friendly operating systems, and Sams introduces several new how-to and reference books. To make that jump less painful, Sams introduces three new Windows 3.1 how-to and reference books aimed at making users proficient with the software fast.

The First Book of Windows 3.1

The First Book of Windows 3.1 uses an entertaining and enjoyable style lo help novice users understand all the buzzwords and procedures of the Windows operating environment. Although it covers a wide spectrum of topics, this book gives users information about technical subjects in easy terms.

The First Book of Windows 3.1 demonstrates the endless advantages of Windows' clever and friendly display, icons, and added power. Step-by-step lessons teach readers how to master the desktop accessories, open and close programs, and safely navigate through this dynamic open computer environment.

The book also explains how to use the revamped File Manager to put programs and files in logical, easy-to-get-at places inside Windows. It discusses how to use the Windows Paintbrush and Windows Write software and how to customize a Windows system. Plus, a special Windows sampler provides an overview of worthwhile Windows software, and it shows how to integrate DOS and Windows programs.

10 Minute Guide to Windows 3.1

This book offers a new approach to learning Windows 3.1. The In Minute Guide to Windows 3.1 uses short, bite-sized lessons that can be referred to again and again. No-nonsense text quickly leads readers through the most important features of the operating system. Each function can be learned in 10 minutes or less.

By following the 10 Minute Guide's straight-forward game plan, readers quickly learn the easiest way to complete important tasks, like organizing their computer setup, customizing the Windows desktop, and working in multiple windows and menus. In addition, the 10 Minute Guide to Windows 3.1 offers TimeSaver Tips, Plain English definitions, and Panic Button troubleshooting advice to ensure quick and easy Windows success.

Windows 3.1 Revealed

This comprehensive reference book takes readers from start-to-finish with Windows 3.1. It covers everything from the basics to advanced customization techniques.

Windows 3.1 Revealed helps readers get into Windows fast. It quickly covers how to best use the basic Windows programs, including the Program Manager, File Manager, Print Manager, and the Control Panel. The book helps readers effectively work with other programs, like Excel, 1-2-3 for Windows, Word for Windows and CorelDRAW! It thoroughly discusses PIFs, enhanced memory management, and WIN.INI files, and several chapters are devoted to special topics like improving font and printer results, running Windows on a network, and linking data between applications.

Advanced strategies are discussed in Windows 3.1 Revealed so power users can learn to work within the different Windows programming environments. A convenient shopping directory of the best Windows programs is also included in the book.

Sams, a leader in computer and technical book publishing, is an imprint of Prentice Hall Computer Publishing (PHCP). PHCP is a division of Simon & Schuster, which is a division of Paramount Communications.

Product Information

The First Book of Windows 3.1

Jack Nimersheim

$18.95 US ISBN: 0-672-27369-1

396 pp.

10 Minute Guide to Windows 3.1

Kate Barnes

$10.95 US ISBN: 0-672-30052-4

161 pp.

Windows 3.1 Revealed

Robert Mullen, Paul Hoffman, & Barrie Sosinsky

$34.95 US ISBN: 0-672-30192-X

1252 pp.

Sams, 11711 N. College Ave. Carmel, IN 46032

1-800-428-5331


10 Minute Guide to Quattro Pro 4
Users Create Spreadsheets in Record Time with 10 Minute Guide to Quattro Pro 4

Carmel, IN -- Because most people don't have the luxury of sitting down uninterrupted for hours at a time to learn new software applications, the 10 Minute Guide to Quattro Pro 4 plays a unique role in Quattro Pro education. This book focuses on the most often-used features. Each feature is covered in a self-contained lesson designed to take 10 minutes or less to complete.

Users quickly learn how to create custom spreadsheets and impressive charts with Quattro Pro's updated WYSIWYG environment. 10 Minute Guide to Quattro Pro 4 succinctly covers important tasks like entering formulas and working with functions, developing informative databases, and enhancing spreadsheet printouts. Plus, TimeSaver Tips and Panic Button troubleshooting advice ensure quick and easy Quattro Pro success.

Sams, a leader in computer and technical book publishing, is an imprint of Prentice Hall Computer Publishing (PHCP). PHCP is a division of Simon & Schuster, which is a division of Paramount Communications.

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10 Minute Guide to Quattro Pro 4

Joe Kraynak

$10.95 US ISBN: 0-672-30255-1

159 pp

Sams, 11711 N. College Ave. Carmel, IN 46032

1-800-428-5331


Network/LAN Printing Mysteries Revealed
Network, LAN Printing Mysteries Revealed With Newest Books From Sams

(Carmel, IN) -- The local area network (LAN) is a technology that many use but few understand. Sams' Understanding Local Area Networks, Third Edition, and LAN Desktop Guide to Printing, NetWare Edition, are ideal for those faced with using or managing a network.

Understanding Local Area Networks, Third Edition

Written as a beginner's guide, this book strips away the mystery and confusion that surround LAN technology. Readers learn the operating principles behind LAN systems, as well as hardware configurations, software options, and management issues. The book explains inter-LAN and LAN-to-mainframe connections, as well as popular LAN systems, like Novell NetWare, IBM LAN Manager, and Banyan Vines.

Quick, end-of-chapter quizzes help readers check their progress, and a complete glossary explains technical terms and methods. Previous editions of Understanding Local Area Networks have helped thousands of LAN users and managers boost their knowledge. The fully updated Understanding Local Area Networks, Third Edition, promises to do the same.

LAN Desktop Guide to Printing, NetWare Edition

One in a series of books concentrating on LANs, this book helps users deal with network printing. LAN Desktop Guide to Printing, NetWare Edition, offers clear, concise explanations That guide users step-by-step to timely solutions and effective printing methods.

The entire process -- from PC to paper -- is fully defined. In-depth information shows users how to create queues, how to define and install print servers, how to create special print environments, and much more. The various tools and utilities available to improve The printing process are also covered.

LAN Desktop Guide to Printing, NetWare Edition, delivers the answers users need to expertly maintain and manage a NetWare printing environment. Comprehensive troubleshooting checklists, a complete reference section of all printer utilities and programs, and a quick guide to essential procedures all help users save valuable time.

Sams, a leader in computer book publishing, is an imprint of Prentice Hall Computer Publishing (PHCP). PHCP is a division of Simon & Schuster, which is a division of Paramount Communications.

Product Information

Understanding Local Area Networks, Third Edition

Stan Schatt

$26.95 US ISBN: 0-672-301 15-6

423 pp.

LAN Desktop Guide to Printing, NetWare Edition

Jeff Chumbley

$27.95 US ISBN: 0-672-30084-2

357 pp.

Sams, 11711 N. College Ave. Carmel, IN 46032

1-800-428-5331


New Que Books for Variety of PC Users
Latest Que Books Designed To Help Variety of PC Users

(Carmel, IN) -- Que's latest books are designed to help a variety of PC users at virtually any skill or experience level.

Using Microsoft Works for Windows

Microsoft Works for Windows is really several programs, or components, wrapped into one: word processor, spreadsheet, database, and drawing program. It also includes WorksWizards for creating form letters and matching mailing labels.

Using Microsoft Works for Windows introduces users to each component with a step-by-step tutorial. After some starter tips on working within the Windows environment, the book delves into how to work the word processor. It explains the basics as well as more advanced techniques, such as how to use styles and the time-saving WorksWizards document templates.

After word processing is fully discussed, Using Microsoft Works for Windows continues with the spreadsheet, database, and drawing modules, enabling users to master all these integral business tools. Expert tips and techniques help sharpen the design of databases and spreadsheets, and clear, concise instructions show users how to link the information in each module. The book also discusses how to use Works with other Windows programs.

dBASE IV 1.5 Quick Reference

This compact guide is an instant reference to the commands and functions of Borland's topselling database management software. With dBASE IV 1.5 Quick Reference, users gain immediate access to all the essential operations of dBASE IV.

Organized alphabetically by command, this handy reference helps users become familiar with the basic terms, installation procedures, and newest features of dBASE IV 1.5. Step-by-step instructions explain each procedure -- including data queries, report generation, and setting up or modifying files.

dBASE IV 1.5 Quick Reference also shows users how to create and modify views, forms, reports, and labels. Notes, reminders, and cautions help users improve their productivity fast. In addition, a separate command reference highlights the functions of the Structured Query Language (SQL).

Hands-On MS-DOS 5

This book and disk package is the ideal way to learn DOS 5 quickly and completely. Hands-On MS-DOS 5 provides both background information about MS-DOS and, more importantly, hands-on experience in using DOS commands. The computer-based training disk contains short on-screen Lessons that thoroughly explain DOS commands and allows the screen to react just like DOS 5 does. The book reinforces the lessons covered on the disk.

Users learn the essentials of DOS 5's user-friendly Shell and all the vital procedures, including how to load DOS, format disks, erase disks, and copy disks. Step-by-step chapters demonstrate how to back up and restore files, how to manage directories, and how to customize DOS and the Shell.

Word for Windows 2 Quick Reference

Users can create even complex documents easily with guidance from Word for Windows 2 Quick Reference. This compact guide is a complete reference to the most often used commands, options, and features of this best-selling Windows word processor. Command listings are alphabetized, making information easy to find.

Word for Windows 2 Quick Reference offers fast access to essential Word for Windows information, like editing functions, using the Toolbar and Ribbon, importing and exporting information, and much more. The result is professional-quality documents, letters, envelopes, and publications.

Look Your Best with WordPerfect 5.1

Few things are as frustrating as having the tools to create great-looking documents and not knowing how to use them. Look Your Best with WordPerfect 5.1 is written for WordPerfect users who must create documents that will be judged for their appearance as well as their content.

Look Your Best with WordPerfect 5.1 offers a "cookbook" approach to helping users master WordPerfect's publishing capabilities. Clear-cut document examples give users hands-on guides to each task. The book presents fresh ideas on creative presentation, as well as the mechanics of typography and page design. Readers will learn how to produce letterheads, envelopes, resumes, press releases, invitations, directories, and business forms. Tips and shortcuts accompany each chapter and provide readers with valuable information not found anywhere else.

Que, the world's leading computer and technical book publisher, is an imprint of Prentice Hall Computer Publishing (PHCP). PHCP is a division of Simon & Schuster, which is a division of Paramount Communications.

Product Information

Using Microsoft Works for Windows

Doug Wolf

$24.95 US ISBN: 0-88022-757-5

471 pp.

dBASE IV 1.5 Quick Reference

Steve Davis

$9.95 US ISBN: 0-88022-905-5

150 pp.

Hands-On MS-DOS 5

Dr. J.D. Watson

$29.95 US (book/disk set) ISBN: 0-88022-683-8

385 pp.

Word for Windows 2 Quick Reference

Trudi Reisner

$9.95 US ISBN: 0-88022-950-0

149 pp.

Look Your Best With WordPerfect 5.1

George and Julia Beinhorn

$24.95 US ISBN: 0-88022-814-8

501 pp.

Que, 11711 N. College Ave. Carmel, IN 46032

1-800-428-5331


Que Upgrading & Repairing PCs
Que Introduces Upgrading and Repairing PCs

(Carmel, Indiana) -- Hot off the presses, Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 2nd Edition, is now available. The first edition of this book sold over 300,000 copies, and PC users of all experience levels found it to be an essential part of their computer book library. With noted PC expert Scott Mueller revising his original work, Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 2nd Edition, should prove as successful as the first.

Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 2nd Edition, is written for hardware and software consultants, computer hobbyists, technicians, and anyone with an interest in upgrading or maintaining PCs. It focuses on choosing, installing, and repairing all devices related to personal computers. It offers users of all experience levels a quick introduction to and background of PCs, then progresses to details about system maintenance, backups, upgrades, and diagnostics.

Covering new developments in PC technology, Mueller's text includes essential information about PS/2s, PS/1s, compatibles, 486 SX and DX processors, SCSI and IDE hard drives, and high density memory technology. Also, it thoroughly discusses topics like third party diagnostic packages, troubleshooting tools and equipment, optical disk drives, and new video technology.

In addition to the comprehensive coverage that Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 2nd Edition, offers about current technology, it provides readers with a glossary of terms, detailed reference charts that cover all aspects of PC hardware, and expert recommendations.

Mueller is also the author of Que's Guide to Data Recovery, which has recently received acclaim from media sources like syndicated columnists Franklynn Peterson and Judi K-Turkel. Que, the world's leading computer book publisher, is an imprint of Prentice Hall Computer Publishing (PHCP). PHCP is a division of Simon & Schuster, which is a division of Paramount Communications.

Product Information

Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 2nd Edition

Scott Mueller

$34.95 US ISBN: 0-88022-856-3

850 pp.

Que, 11711 N. College Ave. Carmel, IN 46032

1-800-428-5331


Que Windows 3.1 Training
Que Answers Users Requests For Windows 3.1 Training

(Carmel, IN) -- Four new books from Que provide important tutorial and reference information for Windows 3.1 users.

Using Windows 3.1

This comprehensive, how-to/reference book helps users maximize their use of Windows. It offers explanations of important tasks and functions, such as how to manage the Windows environment, integrate multiple Windows applications, and work with the most popular Windows programs. Using Windows 3.1 features a breadth of coverage not found in any other book.

Using Windows 3.1 shows users exactly what is possible with Windows. Beginners get expert advice on working with the most popular Windows applications. Users familiar with Windows 3 discover the new capabilities of Windows 3.1. Friendly explanations guide them through the improved File Manager, the on-screen capabilities of TrueType fonts, the exciting multimedia tools and the versatile Windows Paintbrush and Write software.

Experienced Windows users find tips on advanced functions -- such as Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) and Object Linking and Embedding (OLE). The book also gives timely ways to customize INI files, enhance Windows memory usage, and run Windows on a network. Plus, Using Windows 3.1 includes a Windows Shopping Catalog with product descriptions for useful products designed to sharpen Windows performance.

Windows 3.1 QuickStart

It's easy to learn Windows 3.1 with Que's simple-lo-follow, illustrated QuickStart approach to learning. Windows 3.1 QuickStart gives the basics of the Windows environment and simplifies PC tasks in a clear, step-by-step format.

The book helps users exploit Windows' intuitive graphical interface, enabling them to operate Windows and all the programs that come with it. It shows how to use the Windows menus and dialog boxes -- and how to use the Windows Write and Paintbrush programs. The text also helps users integrate multiple programs and pass data between them. Dozens of illustrated examples demonstrate effective ways to run DOS programs under Windows.

Upgrading to Windows 3.1

Windows 3.1 is faster and more useful than Windows 3.0 and offers enhanced icon titles, graphics and much more. Upgrading to Windows 3.1 introduces the latest features and enhancements, allowing users to add power and sophistication to computer systems.

Packed with easy-to-find answers and examples, this book covers the major speed improvements, the new "drag-and-drop" File Manager, TrueType fonts, OLE, the hot-linking Object Packager system, and the new multimedia capabilities. The book also includes expert notes, cautions, and tips, such as how to best use the increased power of the Program Manager.

Windows 3.1 Quick Reference

Users gain immediate access to the latest features and enhancements in Windows with Windows 3.1 Quick Reference. This compact guide gives users a great reference to the commands, options, and procedures of Microsoft's revolutionary operating environment.

Organized alphabetically by task, Windows 3.1 Quick Reference helps users become familiar with the basic terms, installation procedures, and updated features of Windows 3.1. Step-by-step instructions explain each task -- including adding or removing Windows files, arranging the Desktop, linking information between applications, and setting up printer configurations. With Windows 3.1 Quick Reference, users learn how to install and run Windows 3.1; how to organize, customize, and speed up operations; and how to use the OLE capabilities.

Que, the world's leading computer book publisher, is an imprint of Prentice Hall Computer Publishing (PHCP). PHCP is a division of Simon & Schuster, which is a division of Paramount Communications.

Product Information

Using Windows 3.1

Ron Person and Karen Rose

$27.95 US ISBN: 0-88022-731-1

1019 pp.

Windows 3.1 QuickStart

Ron Person and Karen Rose

$21.95 US ISBN: 0-88022-730-3

618 pp.

Upgrading to Windows 3.1

Que Development Group

$14.95 US ISBN: 0-88022-965-9

297 pp.

Windows 3.1 Quick Reference

Timothy S. Stanley

$9.95 US ISBN: 0-88022-740-0

150 pp.

Que, 11711 N. College Ave. Carmel, IN 46032

1-800-428-5331


Que Excel How-to Books for Spreadsheet Success
Users Discover Outstanding Spreadsheet Success with Que's Newest Excel How-to Books

Carmel, IN -- Excel is recognized by the computer industry as one of the easiest-to-use and most capable worksheet programs available. Experts credit Excel's toolbar and shortcut menus for its ease-of-use and sophistication. With the help of two new books from Que, users learn to produce the most effective and professional worksheets possible.

Using Excel 4 for Windows, Special Edition

Using Excel 4 for Windows, Special Edition, is an outstanding combination of tutorial-style lessons and reference material. It follows a logical format, building users' skills in sequence. Quick Start tutorials demonstrate easy ways to design, enter, and edit worksheets and charts. Users get a firm foundation of the basics before advancing to more technical functions. This foundation helps users learn Excel's remarkable graphics capabilities, making it easy to chart, interpret, and present numbers.

Que's second-to-none advice teaches users proven methods for using the Excel Solver, Auditor, and built-in spell checker, so figures and words are precise and accurate. In addition, the book shows users how to design and build Excel databases.

Using Excel 4 for Windows, Special Edition, helps users quickly move up to high-power worksheet techniques that make any task fast and easy. It explains many important functions, such as how to link Excel data with other database programs, how to automate work with macros, and how to integrate Excel for Windows with other Windows and DOS programs.

Excel 4 for Windows Quick Reference

Creating professional worksheets is simple with Excel 4 for Windows Quick Reference. This book is a compact guide and instant reference for the most often used commands, options, and latest enhancements of this new version of Excel. Plus, the book features financial analysis tools used in accurate financial forecasting and reporting.

Users find practical information quickly and easily with Excel 4 for Windows Quick Reference. This versatile reference offers important information in an easy-to-use format. The result is presentation-quality Excel worksheets, graphs, and databases.

Que, the world's leading computer book publisher, is an imprint of Prentice Hall Computer Publishing (PHCP). PHCP is a division of Simon & Schuster, which is a division of Paramount Communications.

Product Information

Using Excel 4 for Windows, Special Edition

Ron Person

$29.95 US ISBN: 0-88022-916-0

1,141 pp.

Excel 4 for Windows Quick Reference

Don Roche, Jr.

$9.95 US ISBN: 0-88022-958-6

153 pp.

Que, 11711 N. College Ave. Carmel, IN 46032

1-800-428-5331


New Que Quattro Pro 4 Books
Quattro Pro 4 Users Find All They Need For Professional Results With New Que Books

Carmel, IN -- Creating spreadsheets is just one of the tasks users can perform with Quattro Pro 4, one of the leading spreadsheet software packages on the market for the DOS platform. Quattro Pro 4 is also capable of performing repetitive math calculations, analyzing data, managing files, and drawing graphs. With Using Quattro Pro 4, Special Edition and Quattro Pro 4 Quick Reference, users can get the most from this powerful spreadsheet package.

Using Quattro Pro 4, Special Edition

Quattro Pro 4 users learn how to add dimension and power to their business tasks with Using Quattro Pro 4, Special Edition. This full-featured tutorial and reference shows users how to turn spreadsheet projects into professional-looking income statements, written reports, and graphs.

The book offers step-by-step instructions on how to create spreadsheets, graphs, and databases. After the basics are covered, it shows users how to utilize the SpeedBar, efficiently complete financial budgets and analysis for economic forecasts, and develop custom macro programs and slide-show presentations. Using Quattro Pro 4, Special Edition, also covers the Optimizer, Solve For, and Audit commands.

Quattro Pro 4 Quick Reference

This compact guide is a handy place to look up the most-often used commands, options, and latest enhancements of Quattro Pro 4. A versatile resource, Quattro Pro 4 Quick Reference offers information fast.

Offering pointers for creating presentation-quality Quattro Pro spreadsheets, graphs, and databases, this book also provides financial analysis tools for accurate spreadsheet forecasting and reporting. Quattro Pro 4 Quick Reference covers all the popular functions, like how to create detailed spreadsheets, how to generate full-featured graphs and reports, how to track income and expenses, and how to create Quattro Pro databases.

Que, the world's leading computer book publisher, is an imprint of Prentice Hall Computer Publishing (PHCP). PHCP is a division of Simon & Schuster, which is a division of Paramount Communications.

Product Information

Using Quattro Pro 4, Special Edition

Patrick J. Burns

$27.95 US ISBN: 0-88022-931-4

1105 pp.

Quattro Pro 4 Quick Reference

Trudi Reisner

$9.95 US ISBN: 0-88022-939-X

152 pp.

Que, 11711 N. College Ave. Carmel, IN 46032

1-800-428-5331


Novell & Gupta Worldwide Distribution Agreement
Novell and Gupta Enter Worldwide Distribution Agreement

Gupta's SQL System for the NetWare Environment offers one-stop shopping for NetWare Windows users

Menlo Park, California--June 8, 1992-- Gupta Technologies today announced a worldwide agreement with Novell for distribution of Gupta's SQL System product line for the NetWare environment to be available at the end of June 1992. Users may now obtain NetWare-optimized versions of Gupta's popular client-server database products from Novell sales channels. Gupta and Novell, which has a 19 percent equity interest in Gupta, will also undertake joint marketing and sales activities to promote NetWare v3.11 and the Gupta SQL System. The agreement broadens Gupta's distribution channels to make its products for NetWare systems more accessible to more customers worldwide.

The distribution agreement helps Gupta and Novell widen the number of products available to Novell resellers and corporate customers interested in proven client-server solutions and who are looking for an easy way to purchase them. NetWare resellers gain access to a complete set of core client-server database management products optimized for the NetWare environment and readily available from one source. And NetWare customers receive one-stop shopping, service and support for both their networking and client-server database software needs from one reseller. Novell and Gupta will work together to increase the pool of resellers and consultants trained to service and support both NetWare and the Gupta products for the NetWare environment.

Gupta is the acknowledged leader in the emerging PC-network segment of the client-server database business with its combination of SQLBase Server, Windows-based tools such as Quest and SQLWindows, and SQLGateway software for connecting them to other major SQL databases on minis and mainframes throughout an enterprise. The high performance of SQLBase Server, which was recently certified at performing over 100 transactions per second, will allow customers to develop and deploy applications on NetWare that were formerly only possible on minicomputers or mainframes.

"This distribution agreement will strengthen our relationship with Novell and will increase the NetWare-optimized products available to Novell's distributors and resellers," said Umang P. Gupta, president of Gupta Technologies, Inc. "The availability of NetWare-optimized products from Gupta will enable Novell's resellers to deliver Windows-based applications, database services, end-user query tools and host connection capabilities to our joint customers."

"We are meeting our customers' needs by broadening the availability of NetWare v3.11 as a client-server platform for mission-critical applications," said Jan Newman, executive vice president of NetWare Systems Division. "Novell is always evaluating the market demand for products that complement a Novell installation which has resulted in other agreements with companies such as Anthem and Microdyne. The addition of Gupta's SQL System product line for the NetWare Environment to the Novell sales channel adds flexibility and connectivity solutions that complement our current product offerings. It also allows us to increase the availability of core client-server data management products for the NetWare platform."

Products Covered by the Agreement

The Gupta products to be sold through Novell channels will be packaged by Gupta in Novell red and labeled "For NetWare Environments." These products include SQLBase, Quest, SQLWindows and SQLGateway/APPC. SQLBase is a high performance SQL database server implemented as a NetWare Loadable Module (NLM). Quest is an end-user data access, query and reporting tool and SQLWindows is a 4GL for creating database applications, both under Microsoft Windows. SQLGateway/APPC, running as NLM, connects front-end database applications on NetWare systems to mainframe servers running IBM's DB2.

Training and Support

Gupta and Novell will train Novell's sales force and systems engineers to be the first line of sales, marketing and technical support for resellers. Post-sales technical support for the Gupta product line will be provided directly to customers subscribing to Gupta technical support and to Novell resellers upon joining Gupta's Business Partner program.

In the United States Gupta will invite Novell's Alliance Partners and resellers to become certified under Gupta's Business Partner Program. This program offers comprehensive technical and marketing support designed to make resellers and consultants proficient and profitable in selling and supporting client-server software. Interested parties should call 1-800-354-8782 for further information about the Business Partner Program.

Products, Pricing and Availability

The products offered under the agreement are known as "The SQL System for NetWare Environments." All the products will be available by the end of June 1992.

Specifically, the products include:

* SQLBase Server NLM for NetWare Systems - an SQL NLM database engine designed to provide high-performance transaction processing, optimization for graphical client applications and DB2 compatibility. It is available in a 5-User Edition for $995, a 20-User Edition for $3,995 and an Unlimited-User Edition for $7,995.

* SQLWindows for NetWare Systems - an application development system for the Windows environment. It is available in a Client-Server Edition and a Btrieve Edition. The Client-Server Edition includes one copy of SQLWindows, one copy of Quest and a five-user edition SQLBase (both NLM and DOS versions) for $2,995. The Btrieve Edition includes one copy of SQLWindows and the Btrieve Connectivity Kit for $1,795.

* Quest for NetWare Systems - a graphical data access, query and reporting tool for Windows. The product consists of five copies of Quest and a five-user edition SQLBase (both NLM and DOS versions) for $2,995.

* SQLGateway for NetWare Systems - An SQL database gateway running as an NLM that connects SQLWindows and Quest applications to DB2. Offered in an APPC Edition for $4,995.

Prices quoted are U.S. list prices only. Overseas prices may vary.

About Gupta Technologies

Gupta Technologies, Inc., founded in 1984, is the leading vendor of client-server database software for PC networks. Novell, Inc., currently holds a 19% equity position in Gupta from investments dating back to 1990. For further information about Gupta products call 1-800-876-3267.

Gupta Technologies, 1060 Marsh Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025

415-321-9500


Micro Express PC/Computing Best PC Awards
Santa Ana, CA....Micro Express has won three of PC/Computing Magazine's 1992 Awards for the 200 Best PC Products you can buy. Appearing in the June 1992 issue of PC/Computing Magazine, Micro Express won awards for its ME 486-33 and ME 386-33 personal computers and for its Hi-Color Turbo VGA Card. By placing three products on this list, Micro Express placed sixth out of all of the companies in the PC industry, including both hardware and software vendors. Tied with Micro Express for sixth place were such companies as Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and Borland. First, with six products on the list, was Lotus Development Corp.

According to PC/Computing, "The PC/Computing 200 is a list unlike any the PC arena has seen before. Not just a survey or popularity poll, not merely a sampling of editors' predilections, it is the authoritative outcome of the largest product evaluation effort in the history of PC publishing."

"We are truly proud to be in the company of so many other outstanding companies," says Art Afshar, president of Micro Express. "Awards of this type are the culmination of years of producing very high quality products, selling them at an affordable price, and providing free, unlimited technical support that goes on forever."

Micro Express is an award-winning manufacturer of notebook, laptop, portable and desktop microcomputers that are fully IBM compatible. Micro Express offers extremely high quality and a wide range of additional features at a very competitive price. Micro Express personal computers are regularly rated at the top of comparative reviews in computer trade magazines, having won such honors as PC Magazine Editors' Choice, PC World Best Buy, Computer Buyer's Guide Best Buy, BYTE Magazine One-To-Watch, PC Week Analyst' s Choice and many others. The company also offers a selection of high-performance add-in peripheral boards.

For further sales information, contact Micro Express at 1801 Carnegie Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705. Phone: (714) 852-1400 or (800) 989-9900.


ProBas 5.0 Now Shipping With 300+ New Routines
ProBas 5.0 Now Shipping With over 300 New Routines

June 3, 1992 -- With ProBas 5.0, programmers gain a complete set of easy-to-use tools to make their programs faster and better, and easier to create and maintain.

TeraTech, which is becoming the most comprehensive and practical source for programming tools for occasional, everyday and professional programmers, announced today the shipping of ProBas 5.0, the easiest to use and most comprehensive collection of tools for BASIC programmers.

Mike Maw, Director of Marketing, noted: "The ProBas product line has been in the market for five years and is very solid and tested. There are many reviews of the earlier releases, all of which received outstanding ratings. This upgrade is the most important release yet, featuring a total of 936 routines. These routines will help all programmers, from novice to professional, to use everything their computer has, including mouses, expanded and extended memory, speakers, colors, everything, and yet these routines make programming easier and more fun."

The company noted that the 936 routines in ProBas 5.0 make the library 66% larger than ProBas 4.0, and the largest BASIC library available anywhere. The new routines include significant new GUI, XMS/EMS, LZW file compression and huge array processing routines, among many others. Further, the company reported that its extensive beta testing and quality control had improved a large number of the earlier routines, making them better and faster.

TeraTech, Inc., a member of the International Development & Enterprise Alliance ("IDEA"), acquired the ProBas library from Hammerly Computer Services, Inc., including full development and marketing rights. Since the acquisition earlier this year, the ProBas development team and technical support staffs have joined TeraTech to complete the ProBas 5.0 project, and to develop additional programmer tools.

Elizabeth Whittaker, a member of the TeraTech production team, gave extensive credit to Wayne Hammerly, the original producer of the ProBas products, and to Tom Hanlin, the original author of the ProBas program. "They had a vision, and TeraTech is bringing their vision to all programmers, not just BASIC programmers, and to programmers throughout the world."

Ms. Whittaker also noted that the ProBas 5.0 tools are so effective that the program comes with an unconditional 90-day money back guarantee.

TeraTech disclosed today that programming is well along for tools for Visual Basic, C and Pascal, which are expected to be shipped late in the first quarter of 1992.

TeraTech, 3 Choke Cherry Rd, Suite 360, Rockville, MD 20850

800-447-9120


Holmes 9600bps Fax/2400bps V.42bis Laptop Modem
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- June 2, 1992 -- Holmes Microsystems, Inc., announced today the release of a combination 9600bps Send-Receive FAX and 2400bps V.42bis modem for most Toshiba portable computers. The new product, the Holmes TO96 FAX'EM II, has special enhancements which make it especially appealing to business users.

The new Holmes product incorporates a unique phone line connection scheme which allows the FAX/modem to work in conjunction with must PBX systems. Data communications products for Toshiba notebook computers developed by competing manufacturers generally make no allowance for PBX systems and require the user to be connected directly to an outside line.

The product also has received approval by a variety of European PTT agencies. A PTT agency (Postal Telegraph & Telephone) regulates devices connecting to telephone lines in most European countries, much like the Federal Communications Commission regulates connecting devices in the United States.

The Holmes FAX'EM for the Toshiba "D" or "E" slot includes a 9600bps Group 3, Class II send & receive FAX, and a 2400bps V.42bis modem. Compliance with the emerging Electronic Industries Association Class II standard allows the Holmes product to utilize a wide variety of third-party FAX software. The inclusion of V.42bis protocols allows the 2400bps modem to communicate at speeds nearing 9600bps when connected to another V.42bis modem.

Suggested retail price for the product is $497. The Holmes FAX'EM for Toshiba fits the following models: T1000LE/SE/XE, T1200XE, T1200/F/FB/H/HB, T1600, T2000SX, T3100SX, T3200SX/C, T4400SX/SXC and the T6400SX/SXC. The product is currently available through Holmes national distributor Tech Data (Clearwater, Fla.)

The Holmes FAX'EM for Toshiba is an enhancement to the Holmes line of data communications products for Toshiba portables. Holmes has been recognized as a leading innovator of portable communications technology since its founding in 1986.


Sybase Expands Customer Service, New Quality VP
SYBASE ANNOUNCES EXPANDED CUSTOMER SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR THE ON-LINE ENTERPRISE

New Programs Reinforce Sybase's Commitment to Helping Customers Build Business Critical, Client/Server-Based Solutions for the On-Line Enterprise

EMERYVILLE, CA, June 1, 1992 -- Sybase, Inc. today announced new customer service programs reinforcing Sybase's commitment to helping customers develop business-critical, enterprise-wide, client/server applications. Sybase, Inc. develops and markets the SYBASE system, a leading client/server-based relational database management system (RDBMS) product family for developing on-line, enterprisewide applications.

The new programs include: new technical support and customer relations support programs which increase the range of services offered; extended consulting now available throughout the U.S. and in Europe; and expanded education services. The worldwide customer services organization -- which includes technical support, customer relations support, consulting, and education -- is the responsibility of David Peterschmidt, the vice president and general manager of worldwide field operations, who joined Sybase in 1991.

Mark B. Hoffman, Sybase president and CEO, commented on the company's emphasis on customer service, "Business-critical applications based on the client/server architecture represent a new paradigm in computing. We have over 4,000 customers who have turned to Sybase to build advanced client/server applications. Often, these applications are running critical parts of the business and are deployed worldwide. Our customers have come to us because of our technology leadership -- they stay with us because we provide the services to ensure that they are successful."

Customer Services

Sybase provides its customers with multiple customer service programs that are available on a worldwide basis. The customer services area includes: technical support to resolve technical product issues; customer relations support to provide non-technical assistance; consulting services to implement heterogeneous client/server applications; and education services to ensure effective technology transfer for customer success.

David Peterschmidt commented, "Providing consistent worldwide support for business critical applications is key to all of our support programs -- from technical support to customer relations support to consulting and education. Many of our customers are multi-national and are deploying advanced client/server applications throughout their worldwide organizations. We are committed to providing them the level of service they need to implement an enterprise-wide computing architecture."

New Technical Support Programs

Sybase technical support options have always included business-critical 7 days a week support, which is staffed 24 hours a day to ensure high quality service. In addition, Sybase has established two technical support centers in North America and Europe, and a third is planned for Asia this year. These centers are connected by a network to allow electronic transfer of support information. Each center employs the same customer interface methodologies allowing customers to receive the same consistent level and type of support anywhere in the world.

To provide an even higher level of technical support for on-line, globally distributed applications, Sybase has introduced the Alliance Premium Support program. The Alliance Premium Support program dedicates a single technical support staff person to a customer. That Sybase employee, a senior analyst, is responsible for the success of the customer. The analyst gains in-depth knowledge of the customer's application through on-site visits and telephone communication. Responsiveness to the customer's needs is assured because of the analyst's extensive knowledge of the customer environment and application.

Sybase's technical support department also offers the SYBASE INSIGHT -- OnLine Information Center. INSIGHT is an electronic bulletin board which provides the most basic and frequently requested information. It provides on-line access to information such as commonly asked technical questions and answers, a troubleshooting guide, bug information, International User Group information, current press releases, and Value Added Remarketer (VAR) and Synergy Partner information. INSIGHT also provides an information exchange forum so that customers can interact with each other as well as with Sybase.

Customer Relations Support

Sybase provides a unique program to ensure customer satisfaction -- customer relations support for non-technical information. Since its recent establishment, the customer relations support department has expanded its staff and maintained its focus on complete customer satisfaction. This department acts as a single-point-of-contact for customers on issues ranging from shipping questions to product compatibility to availability dates to billing information. The customer relations support representatives function as advocates for customers within Sybase. The group is available to all Sybase customers with a maintenance agreement by calling 510/596-3333.

Consulting and Education

In April 1992, Sybase consolidated the operations of its independent subsidiary, SQL Solutions, into its corporate operations. The result is that SQL Solutions consulting services are now seamlessly integrated with Sybase sales and support operations. The consulting organization, called Sybase SQL Solutions, provides consulting on an international basis with consultants throughout North America and in Europe.

Another change to provide better service is the consolidation of the education department into the consulting area. The synergy between consulting and education will result in a practical, implementation-based approach to teaching.

In addition, Sybase has opened 3 new learning centers around the country since January -- in Los Angeles, Denver, and Albany -- bringing the total to 13 learning centers in North America. Additional learning centers are being planned for Europe and Asia. Sybase has also increased the number of training courses, with 50% more classes offered in 1992 than in 1991.

To further support customers globally, Sybase will release, in mid-summer, 5 self-paced, DOS-based training courses including: Transact-SQL Tutor for new, intermediate, and advanced users; Understanding Relational Databases; and Logical Relational Database Design.

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SYBASE APPOINTS VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE QUALITY

Focus on quality products and services is key to Sybase's success in helping customers build client/server applications for the on-line enterprise

EMERYVILLE, CA, June 1, 1992 -- Sybase, Inc. today announced the appointment of Malcolm (Mike) Macfarlane to the newly created position of vice president, corporate quality. Sybase, Inc. develops and markets the SYBASE' system, a leading client/server-based relational database management system (RDBMS) product family for developing on-line, enterprise-wide applications.

Macfarlane reports directly to Mark Pine, Sybase's vice president of engineering. However, Macfarlane's responsibilities include quality as it affects customers in all functional areas, including: consulting, customer relations support, education, engineering, finance, marketing, shipping, and technical support.

Macfarlane joins Sybase from Cadence, where he was vice president of corporate quality. He conceived of and contributed to many of the programs implemented at Cadence to improve quality and to raise customer satisfaction. In addition to primary experience in quality management and software engineering, he has an extensive marketing background. Macfarlane will be based at Sybase corporate headquarters in Emeryville, CA.

Mark Pine said, "Sybase customers are building complex client/server-based applications for on-line, enterprise-wide computing. In these types of business critical applications, quality is as important as functionality. Mike's skills and experience will ensure that Sybase is as well known for its quality leadership as it is for its technology leadership."

Mike Macfarlane added, "For the past several years I have dedicated myself to helping software companies develop quality programs and service organizations. I am excited by the opportunity to help Sybase continue to build quality into its organization as well as to improve the quality programs that Sybase has already begun."

Sybase Quality in Products and Services

Macfarlane will contribute to Sybase's global strategy of integrating operations worldwide to ensure that all customers receive the highest quality services and products. He will be responsible for further developing the infrastructure of quality within Sybase, including the tools and training that the company needs to measure its programs to improve quality. Macfarlane will be surveying customers as a critical part of this process and his initial emphasis will be on technical support and product engineering. Other areas, from order administration to product shipment, will also be addressed as part of Macfarlane's focus. He will be responsible for developing new processes and improving current processes to increase overall customer satisfaction.

Macfarlane's Background

Macfarlane, 46, has over 20 years of experience in high technology marketing and engineering. He joined Cadence, when it merged with E-CAD, as the vice president of marketing. In addition, Macfarlane has held a variety of management positions with Market Navigators, Enhansys, Gartner Group, and Systems Engineering Labs. He began his career with Xerox Data Systems in a research and development capacity. Macfarlane received his B.S. in Geophysics from the University of California at Berkeley and his M.B.A. from Pepperdine University.

Sybase, Inc.

Sybase, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYBS) develops and markets the SYBASE system, a leading client/server-based RDBMS product family for developing on-line, enterprisewide applications. The company offers proven technology, combined with services and alliances, to provide customers with complete desktop to mainframe solutions. Sybase markets its products worldwide through its direct sales force, telesales, distributors, OEMs, VARs, and systems integrators.

Sybase Inc, 6475 Christie Ave, Emeryville, CA 94608

510-596-3500


OCELOT2 SQL! for MS-DOS & Windows
NEW VERSION OF OCELOT2 - THE SQL! FOR MSDOS AND WINDOWS

June 5, 1992 -- Ocelot's package for developing SQL-based applications has reached the ripe age of "version 2.13". The latest enhancements:

:: The system can be customized to read a variety of file formats, including .DBF files as used by dBASE (tm), by re-compiling a module supplied in commented C source code.

:: Programmers who have Ocelot's "Professional Version" receive, in addition to their royalty-free distribution license, support for 32-bit programming, under MS-DOS (requires Zortech's DOSX extender) and under Windows (with the WINMEM32.DLL library). The use of a 32-bit address space allows bigger catalogues, and boosts performance when several hundred thousand rows are being imported, sorted, or indexed. The professional edition also has new utilities for reorganizing or checking database files.

Interfacing is now possible with Microsoft's recently-introduced C 7.0 compiler as well as with QuickBASIC and BASIC PDS, Spectra Publishing PowerBASIC, Zortech C, and Borland Turbo C and Turbo Pascal.

Prices are unchanged, starting at $195 for a single-user personal edition for MS-DOS or Windows. Contact: Ocelot Computer Services Inc., 1104 Royal Trust Tower, Edmonton Centre, Edmonton AB Canada T5J 2Z2. Telephone: (403) 421-4187. Fax: (403) 421-4187.


CaLANdar for Windows Scheduling Facility
June 4, 1992, Framingham MA, Microsystems Software today announced CaLANdar for Windows. CaLANdar is an e-mail enabled, people & resource scheduling facility. CaLANdar provides the most extensive features available for coordinating group appointments and tasks for users on local area networks. CaLANdar's enterprise-wide group scheduling is scaleable for 10 to 128,000 users and is ideally suited for users migrating from mainframe or mini products such as IBM's PROFS.

CaLANdar for Windows is on schedule for a June release. The first release will provide all of CaLANdar's extensive group scheduling and wide-area connectivity features, including CaLANdar's powerful group graph and suggest appointment time features, plus CALaWAY (CaLANdar's telephone message management system). A Windows versions of CALoDEX (CaLANdar's group/personal "rolodex") will become available in Q3'92. Until then, the DOS versions of CALoDEX can be accessed directly from within CaLANdar for Windows. Support for DDE and OLE has been slated for availability in Q4'92.

CaLANdar for Windows is available in versions which support e-mail connectivity with cc:Mail, MS-Mail, Banyan Mail and MHS based e-mail products (including products from Beyond, Da Vinci, Infinite and Network). CaLANdar's e-mail enabled versions allow for directory synchronization, user propagation across a WAN, LAN to LAN communications, communication access to e-mail users and gateways, propagation of user availability data and automatic time zone adjustments.

CaLANdar is sold in 10 and 50 user building-block packages. Each CaLANdar database can support up to 1,000 users and 200 resources. In a multi-server configuration, CaLANdar supports up to 128,000 users. CaLANdar for Windows is priced at $595 for 10 users and $1,095 for 50 users, in the LAN (single server/no email) versions. Versions which are e-mail enabled and support multiple servers are priced at $795 for 10 users and $1,495 for 50 users. Existing CaLANdar users can obtain an upgrade to the Windows version directly from MSI.

The CaLANdar for Windows packages include support for both Windows and DOS scheduling, plus CALoDEX and CALaWAY. Both the DOS and Windows versions use a common back-end database scheduling engine. This lets all CaLANdar users access and share the same database files, assuring complete compatibility.

Microsystems Software is currently developing its plans for Macintosh and UNIX versions of CaLANdar. Additionally, support for VAX users and various gateways for migration from, and co-existence with, popular mainframe/mini office automation products are being considered. According to J. Scott Benson, President of Microsystems Software, "We intend to make CaLANdar the industry's cross-platform, enterprise-wide group scheduling solution."

Microsystems Software is a leading developer of e-mail enabled workgroup productivity tools and adapted access software which provide PC accessibility to individuals with physical disabilities.

For more information, on CaLANdar and Microsystems Software, contact the MSI sales department at (508) 879-9000.

Microsystems Software Inc, 600 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA 01701


Drag and Zip Windows Shell for ZIP Files
SAN RAFAEL, CA. JUNE 8, 1992 - You no longer need one Windows program to manage regular files and another Windows program to manage ZIP files. Drag And Zip makes great use of Windows 3.1 File manager's "Drag and Drop" feature to make managing ZIP files from Windows easy.

All you have to do is "drag" files from Win 3.1 File manager to Drag And Zip's zipper icon. Fill in the Zip file name, additional arguments and output directory in the pop-up dialog box; Drag And Zip does the rest. Drag And Zip runs your copy of PKZIP in a resizeable DOS window, so you can see the results of the operation.

Along with Drag And Zip comes Zip View: a viewer and extractor for ZIP files. Zip View is activated whenever you double click on a ZIP file in File manager. Zip View not only lists the contents of the ZIP file, but from Zip View's quick buttons, you can view, run, delete, and extract files from the ZIP file. Zip View has a Windows 3.1 common font dialog so you can choose a display font appropriate to the resolution you run Windows in.

Zip View can also be run alone, and has a pop-up file dialog box for choosing ZIP files.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: IBM or compatible PC, 286 or better computer, and Windows 3.1. Available on both 3-1/2" and 5-1/4" disks.

Drag And Zip, and Zip View, together only $15

CANYON SOFTWARE

1537 Fourth St., Suite 131, San Rafael, CA 94901

(415) 453-9779.


SoundZ Shareware Music Collection Catalogue
WABASH, Ind -- You've been there. You're trying to recall a song title by the Beatles, or you're trying to remember who sang "Five O'Clock World". Or you're trying to track down that one particular song -- and you know it's on one of those six tapes you put together a few years back. But which one?

Anyone with a large music collection -- however well-organized -- knows how frustrating it can be to retrieve information quickly about a song, artist, or album. Unicorn Software Limited has the solution: a new shareware program called SoundZ.

Charles P Schell IV created SoundZ for the audiophile who has a large music collection in a variety of formats -- vinyl recordings (45s, 78s, and LPs), cassettes, compact discs, or reel-to-reel tapes. SoundZ lets you organize and categorize your whole collection on your IBM compatible computer.

The program features standard entries for the title of the recording artist, category, date of release, date of purchase, cost, and a reference number.

Additionally, there are three fields which are "user's choice" -- you can select your own categories. Unlimited space is offered for a listing of songs on the recording, as well as any additional notes you want to add (playing time, for example).

SoundZ is a complete database which allows you to search for specific items according to any field you choose. If you're not sure of a title, you can use the "Close 'Nuf" feature -- enter the words you know, and SoundZ will locate all titles in the data base which are similar to your entry.

SoundZ allows you printouts in a variety of formats as well, for both laser and dot-matrix printers. You can print a complete list, or select variables individually. For cassette listings, SoundZ lets you print an insert which is the size of the standard cassette box and audio side labels for a truly professional looking collection.

These and other features mean one thing: SoundZ is the ultimate audio librarian. There are other software programs available which offer some of the features available from SoundZ -- but none are as complete. And since SoundZ is shareware, you can try it out at no cost and even loan it to your friends to try.

If you decide to keep it, SoundZ is priced at only $45, plus $4 S/H. The cost includes latest version with printed manual, free technical support by telephone, mail or tele fax, and free upgrades for life (you pay only postage and handling). For more information about SoundZ, contact Charles Schell at Unicorn Software Limited, P O Box 911, Wabash, IN 46992 Or to order call 1-800-242-2775 ask for #10449.


CADVANCE for Windows 5.0, New Low Price
ISICAD SETS A NEW STANDARD FOR CAD ON WINDOWS WITH CADVANCE 5.0

New Low Price Positions CADVANCE as a Business Application; Product's Ability to Read/Write AutoCAD Files Further Broadens its Appeal

DALLAS, June 9, 1992 -- ISICAD, Inc., a leading developer of graphics-based, information management solutions, today demonstrated an enhanced version of its CADVANCE for Windows software package at the A/E/C Systems '92 Conference in booth #2625. CADVANCE 5.0 is the first CAD package designed from the ground up to fully take advantage of the Microsoft Windows environment.

CADVANCE's enabling technology provides end-users, third-party developers and corporate developers with a total solution for complete integration of CAD with other applications in the Windows environment. Technical innovations such as the ability to read and write AutoCAD files, bidirectionally exchange data via Microsoft Windows OLE and DDE features, and display scanned raster images establish a new standard of CAD performance, while the new, lower end-user $1,995 list price is just over one-half of competing Windows-based CAD products.

"CADVANCE is a true Windows-based CAD package, fully taking advantage of all the environment has to offer," said Mike Upp, ISICAD's vice president of marketing. "What's most significant is the ability of CADVANCE to foster new CAD-enabled applications by users who to date have not been traditional CAD users."

Upp added that CADVANCE's new lowered price supplements its standard features in making the product more accessible. "CADVANCE opens up CAD to the business world so that users can incorporate it into a suite of Windows-based office productivity tools," he said.

Ability to Read and Write AutoCAD Files

CADVANCE for Windows can directly read and write AutoCAD .DWG files without having to go through DXF translations, allowing users to share drawing files with other users without worrying about format or lost information during translation. This new feature also preserves the intelligence of the original drawing and lets the user import, modify and translate AutoCAD objects into CADVANCE objects through user-prompted CADVANCE-AutoCAD compatibility functions.

CADVANCE also provides a built-in, no-cost DXF translator for working with most other popular CAD systems.

Full Windows Implementation

CADVANCE is the only CAD package that is completely Windows compliant. Among its Windows features is the ability to bi-directionally exchange data with other packages via Windows Clipboard, Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) and Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE). CADVANCE supports Multiple Document Interface protocol for display of multiple views of the same or different drawings. CADVANCE also provides compliance with IBM's Systems Application Architecture/Common User Access (SAA/CUA).

CADVANCE's support of the Windows OLE and DDE features (as both client and server) allows users to establish links between different types of data created in different applications -- text, graphics, pictures or numbers from a spreadsheet. With CADVANCE, users can create dynamic, two-way "hot links" so that changes made to information in linked files are automatically reflected in all other linked files, thus ensuring accuracy and reducing the time and number of steps needed to update and maintain files.

For example, a user can create a compound document by embedding a complete materials schedule with charts in a CADVANCE drawing. The materials schedule and chart will automatically be updated based on changes to the CADVANCE drawing. Additionally, because CADVANCE can also act as an OLE server, this same CADVANCE drawing could be embedded in a Microsoft Word document containing the schedule.

Built-in Raster Overlay Capabilities

CADVANCE provides support for scanned and bitmap images -- as part of its standard features package at no extra charge. CADVANCE allows users to import and display scanned raster images such as blueprints and redline drawings. The innovative software package also allows the user to import photographs and images such as company logos. The scanned images can be rotated and scaled as they are brought into CADVANCE. Users can draw over the imported document(s) to indicate design changes and even save all of the components together as part of one drawing file.

"No other CAD package has the built-in capability to combine raster and vector information in the same drawing. Competitive CAD packages make the user purchase additional modules to implement this function," said Upp.

CADVANCE's built-in raster overlay feature provides support for BMP, RLC and TIFF Group 3 and 4 formats, as well as the most popular standards for CAD scanners and fax machines, making it possible to easily pass raster images through a fax board. In addition, the Windows bitmap formats from Paintbrush, Draw, Excel charts and other programs are fully supported so users can import a company logo, for example, and make it a part of the CADVANCE drawing.

CADVANCE's approach to Windows-based CAD establishes the product as an integrated part of the Windows environment and a tool that enables the linking of CAD with general applications such as word processing programs, databases, spreadsheets and graphics design packages in the creation of compound documents.

ISICAD Background

ISICAD, Inc., is the leading developer and supplier of graphics-based, fully integrated information management systems serving a worldwide installed customer base that represents all major industrial and service sectors. Founded in 1978, and headquartered in Anaheim, Calif., the company offers solutions for the Microsoft Windows, MS/DOS and UNIX environments.

ISICAD Inc, 1920 West Corporate Way, PO box 61022, Anaheim, CA 928803; phone 714-533-8910


ISICAD Offers AutoCAD Users CADVANCE Trade-Up
ISICAD OFFERS AUTOCAD USERS A TRADE-UP PROGRAM; PROOF OF PURCHASE ENTITLES USERS TO UPGRADE TO CADVANCE FOR $395

DALLAS, June 9, 1992 -- ISICAD, Inc., a leading developer of graphics-based, information management solutions, today announced that it would offer AutoCAD users the chance to trade-up from their existing CAD package to CADVANCE for Windows, the first CAD package designed from the ground up to fully take advantage of the Microsoft Windows environment. This version of CADVANCE includes the ability to directly read and write AutoCAD .DWG files.

Current AutoCAD users can take advantage of this unique first-of-its-kind CAD offer by simply showing proof of purchase of a competitive CAD program. The upgrade is priced at only $395, one-fifth of the new $1,995 CADVANCE list price and is valid throughout North America. The offer is also available to users of other high-end CAD products such as Intergraph Microstation version 3.0+ and Cadkey version 3.5+.

A Better Windows Extension

"We're so convinced that AutoCAD users will like CADVANCE's implementation of CAD in the Windows environment that we're offering this special incentive so they can get in on the ground floor of the future of CAD, without sacrificing speed," said Mike Upp, ISICAD's vice president of marketing. As reported by Autodesk, AutoCAD for Windows is about 50 percent slower than its DOS version.

CADVANCE's enabling technology will provide AutoCAD users with a total solution for complete application integration in the Windows environment, along with the ability to read and write existing AutoCAD .DWG files without worrying about lost information during translation.

CADVANCE is the only CAD package that is completely Windows compliant. Among its Windows features is the ability to bi-directionally exchange data with other packages via Windows Clipboard, Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) and Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE). CADVANCE supports the Multiple Document Interface protocol for display of multiple views of the same or different drawings. CADVANCE also provides compliance with IBM's Systems Application Architecture/Common User Access (SAA/CUA).

This offer will be available for a limited time only and is valid in the United States and Canada. Unlimited numbers can be traded up at the $395 price. Examples of proof of purchase include either a front page of the competing product's user manual, sales receipt or disk. Companies will be able to keep their existing product.

Company Background

ISICAD, Inc., is the leading developer and supplier of graphics-based, fully integrated information management systems serving a worldwide installed customer base that represents all major industrial and service sectors. Founded in 1978, and headquartered in Anaheim, Calif., the company offers solutions for the Microsoft Windows, MS/DOS and UNIX environments.

ISICAD Inc, 1920 West Corporate Way, PO box 61022, Anaheim, CA 928803; phone 714-533-8910


SCRAMNet Rehostable Network Interface
June 8, 1992 -- Dayton, Ohio -- In support of its commitment to the real-time market, Systran Corp. announced today the Model R1600 rehostable network interface. With the introduction of the Model R1600, any bus architecture -- even those of obsolete, proprietary or not-yet-invented computers -- can be integrated into the SCRAMNet real-time replicated shared-memory network. The Model R1600 was developed in response to customer requests for SCRAMNet support of low-volume, aging or proprietary computer systems used in such real-time applications as simulation, telemetry and process control.

Said W. Lynn Trainor, president of Systran, "The introduction of the R1600 puts into the customer's hands the ability to integrate a real-time system using virtually any mix of computer systems, even those not yet invented. We believe no other real-time network provider can make this claim."

With the Model R1600 interface, system architects can quickly and cost-effectively integrate bus architectures that are not directly supported by Systran into the SCRAMNet network. For example, to connect an Intel IWARP computer to a MicroVAX and a VME-based real-time computer system, a customer could use SCRAMNet's existing Q-bus and VME-bus-based interfaces, and the Model R1600 to connect the non-standard IWARP memory bus.

The compact, rack-mountable Model R1600 houses the SCRAMNet network interface and a general-purpose interface port. A separate adapter board in the host system contains all of the circuitry necessary to meet host-specific bus requirements. The customer designs the host adapter, with Systran supplying interface specifications for the register and memory port on the Model R1600, and other technical support.

The Model R1600 maintains full SCRAMNet functionality and compatibility, offering the same low data latency, 150 Mbit/sec. speed, deterministic performance and ease-of-installation as other SCRAMNet interface products.

SCRAMNet Designed for Simplicity, Speed SCRAMNet, the leading real-time distributed network, is optimized for simplicity and speed. With SCRAMNet's replicated shared-memory design, all computer nodes on the network are equipped with identical computer-addressable memories. Every change to the replicated shared-memory at one node is immediately and automatically repeated in all nodes on the network in microseconds, causing all computers to appear to real-time applications as one large virtual multi-processor. Featuring fiber-optic technology, a sophisticated interrupt structure, data filtering and a programmable byte swapper, the SCRAMNet network avoids the limitations of physical shared-memory architectures and message-passing LANs to deliver true real-time speed, deterministic performance, and positive system control with no software overhead.

Pricing and Availability The SCRAMNet Model R1600 rehostable network interface is available now for $6,700 to $9,600, depending on memory size. In addition, options are available for internal dual link and fiber-optic bypass switch options.

An established research and development firm headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, Systran Corp. specializes in simulation, artificial intelligence and defense-related hardware/software research and development. The company's SCRAMNet network is the leading real-time network, with hundreds of nodes in use at aerospace, corporate and U.S. military installations. For more information, contact Systran at 4126 Linden Ave., Dayton, OH 45432-3068 USA. Telephone: 1-800-252-5601. Fax: (513) 2582729.


NASA Hypersonic Data Using Excel 3.0
NEW COMPUTER PROGRAM FROM NASA

HYPERSONIC DATA

The effort to place payloads into orbit at the lowest possible cost would require a space-plane to fly at hypersonic speeds for periods of time much greater than that required by rockets. The Basic Hypersonic Data and Equations spreadsheet from NASA Ames Research Center provides data for three analyses of a space-plane's performance. The equations used to perform the analyses are derived from Newton's second law of physics; the derivation is included.

The first analysis is a parametric study of some basic factors affecting the ability of a space-plane to reach orbit, including calculations of the fraction of fuel mass to the total mass of the space-plane at takeoff. The second analysis calculates the thickness of a spherical fuel tank, while assuming all of the mass of the vehicle went into the tank's shell. The third analysis produces a ratio of gallons of fuel per total mass for various aircraft.

This program, ARC-13185, is a spreadsheet for use on Macintosh series computers running Microsoft Excel 3.0. The standard distribution medium for this package is a 3.5 inch 800K Macintosh format diskette. $100.

COSMIC, The University of Georgia

382 East Broad St, Athens, GA 30602-4272

706-542-3265


NASA TRACS/IOC Project Management Software
NEW COMPUTER PROGRAM FROM NASA

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

It is often necessary for individuals working on a project to share and to control information on a project-wide basis. TRACS/IOC, from NASA Langley Research Center, provides supplemental tools for the analysis, control, and interchange of project requirements in order that qualified project members might have access to pertinent project information, even if they are in different locations. TRACS/IOC uses the Oracle DBMS for its data base management constructs. The data base can be used in either a stand-alone or a distributed environment to coordinate the activities required to support a project through its entire lifecycle.

TRACS/IOC, LAR-14844, is a HyperCard stack for use on Macintosh computers running HyperCard 1.2 or later and Oracle 1.2 or later. This package also requires System version 6.0 or later and Finder or MultiFinder 6.1. The package requires 6Mb of disk space and a minimum of 2Mb of RAM. (Note that later versions of HyperCard 1.2 and Oracle 1.2 may have their own minimal system requirements which exceed those mentioned here.) A PostScript compatible output device or emulation/conversion software is required to print reports using TRACS/IOC. The standard distribution medium for this package is one 3.5 inch 800K Macintosh format diskette.

Documentation $16; program $300.

COSMIC, The University of Georgia

382 East Broad St, Athens, GA 30602-4272

706-542-3265


Pioneer Q+E Supports SYBASE SQL Server
SAN FRANCISCO--May 18, 1992 -- Pioneer Software announced today that Q+E Database Editor (Q+E) and Q+E Database Library (QELIB) support SYBASE SQL Server for NetWare which was also announced today. Pioneer Software's Q+E has been available for the SYBASE SQL Server on Windows and OS/2 since August 1990. QELIB has been available for the SYBASE SQL Server on Windows and OS/2 since August 1991.

"We are very excited for Pioneer Software's multi-database products to support SYBASE's new generation of LAN applications," said George Woltman, president of Pioneer Software. "SYBASE SQL Server for NetWare is an enterprise solution that is extremely responsive to customer demand."

With the SYBASE SQL Server product running on NetWare, customers can take advantage of the high performance database to run transaction-oriented applications on NetWare networks, as well as to integrate NetWare networks with other heterogeneous systems. Pioneer's multi-database tools provide end-users and developers with access to SYBASE SQL Server for NetWare from Windows and OS/2.

Q+E Database Editor (Q+E) is a powerful database front-end tool that allows users to visually extract, manipulate, and edit database information, and then integrate the data into any other Windows or OS/2 application. Q+E Database Library (QELIB) is a common, call-level, interface implemented as a set of DLLs that provide multi-database connectivity for any development tool capable of calling a DLL. QELIB makes it possible to build Windows or OS/2 applications that access multiple databases. Q+E and QELIB support data stored in SYBASE SQL Server, DB2, Ingres, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, NetWare SQL, EE DBM, XDB, SQL Base, Paradox, Btrieve, dBase, Excel files and ASCII text files.

Pioneer Software, the multi-database technology company, has shipped over 2,000,000 copies of Windows and OS/2 database access products for end-users and developers. Pioneer Software was recently cited as the fourth fastest growing application publisher in the 1992 Software Industry Factbook, published by the Digital Information Group. Pioneer Software, founded 1986, is a privately held company based in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a European office in Rotterdam, Holland.

Pioneer Software

5540 Centerview Dr, Suite 324, Raleigh, NC 27606

919 859-2220  Fax 919 859.9334


Kodak SLR Camera Simulator & Educational Promo
KODAK INTRODUCES SLR 'SIMULATOR' SOFTWARE WITH EDUCATIONAL PROMOTION

ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 1 -- Eastman Kodak Company today announced a computer software package that helps master photographic skills. As part of the product launch, Kodak is offering 250 software packages free to high schools and colleges with established photography curricula or camera clubs.

For further details on this limited offering, schools or club officials can call 800-242-2424, ex. 67.

"It's a great way to build interest in photography," says Peter M. Palermo, Kodak vice president and general manager, Consumer Imaging. "The quick feedback on how camera settings affect your pictures makes using an SLR easier and more enjoyable."

How It Works

Kodak PCphotographer simulates a 35 mm single-lens reflex camera on IBM-compatible personal computers. Simple keyboard or mouse operations let users select a scene, appropriate film speed and type, camera position, and practice adjusting camera settings, including flash.

Then a simulated "photograph" is exposed, developed, and displayed in a simulated on-screen photo album. The software also contains a review of lens, film and camera settings.

The software leads users through basic photographic techniques, while challenging more advanced amateurs to improve their skills. The user can choose a basic 35 mm SLR or a more advanced simulated model with extra capabilities. They can practice metering, bracketing, controlling depth-of-field, and working with both fixed and zoom lenses.

Experimenters see in seconds how their settings affect their final pictures. The screen image shows any over- or underexposure, motion, or focus problems Kodak caused by improper photographic techniques.

Snap shooters can work with the program on their own, or complete the 15 exercises included in the accompanying step-by-step, interactive photo workshop book.

The workshop book includes lessons on understanding shutter speeds and explains how light affects exposure settings in simple, easy-to-understand language. Finished pictures are evaluated either in a basic photo review, or through a more in-depth analysis with comments.

The program's Help/Reference menu provides access to virtually an entire book of photographic basics, including information on action photography, composition, lenses, and film. Another database offers a wealth of technical data, including filter information and Kodak film characteristics.

What's Required

Kodak PCphotographer will run on any IBM-compatible with 640 kilobytes of RAM, an EGA or VGA color graphics card and compatible monitor, or a Hercules monochrome graphics card and monitor. A hard disk with at least 1.5 megabytes of free space is required. The program works best on computers based on an Intel 80286 or higher microprocessor. Useful options include a Microsoft or Microsoft-compatible mouse, and a printer.

Kodak PCphotographer will be distributed through photo retailers and computer software outlets.

Listing under $60, the package includes both 720 kilobyte, 3.5-inch and 1.2 megabyte, 5.25-inch floppy disks, a 64-page user's manual, 80-page photo workshop book, and warranty. A special card is included for those who wish to exchange the 1.2 megabyte diskette for a set of 5.2-inch low density (360 kilobyte) diskettes.

Eastman Kodak Co, 343 State Street, Rochester, NY 14650-0519


Davka Judiac & Hebrew Related Products
This is a collection of press releases from Davka Corp for various Judaic and Hebrew related products for the Macintosh. All releases were dated May 15, 1992

Davka has developed over 100 programs in the areas of Hebrew language and Judaic studies. For more information on any of the following products, call or write Davka at (312) 465-4070, 7074 N. Western Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.

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Chicago--Davka Corporation, in cooperation with the Institute for Computers in Jewish Life, announces the publication of the CD-ROM Judaic Classics Library, a collection of the most significant works of Judaism, in computerized, compact disk format, for the Macintosh computer. The complete Hebrew texts of the Bible, the Babylonian Talmud, Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, the Zohar, the Aggadic Midrashim, and Rashi's commentary on the Pentateuch and Talmud--which in printed form fill thousands of pages--are now available on a single compact disk, that can be read by any standard Macintosh, equipped with a CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM Judaic Classics Library is the first in a projected series of compact disks covering the basic works of Jewish law and literature.

Computer compact disks (CD's) utilize techniques similar to those used by audio compact disks to store vast amounts of data--up to 680 megabytes on one compact disk. They have become popular in the general computer world, due to their immense storage capacity. The CD-ROM Judaic Classics Library is the first Judaic computerized compact disk to be released to the general public.

The CD-ROM Judaic Classics Library is a boon for scholars, rabbis, and students--for anyone who needs quick access to the classic works of Judaism. The search program included with the CD-ROM Library makes it easy to search for any word or phrase in the various databases, in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

Using the CD-ROM Library, someone looking for all occurrences of a particular Talmudic word or passage could quickly search through the entire Talmud--over 5000 pages--to find the relevant citations, just by typing in one or two words from the relevant passage.

With the proliferation of PC's in today's society, it is expected that the CD-ROM Judaic Classics Library will become a standard reference tool in Jewish homes and institutions of higher learning worldwide.

The CD-ROM Judaic Classics Library is priced at $499, and it can be used with the Apple Macintosh computer, equipped with a CD-ROM drive, hard drive, and 2 megabytes of memory. The program is also available for the IBM PC.

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Judaic PostScript Art Available For Macintosh

Chicago--Davka Corporation, the world's largest developer of Judaic and Hebrew software, has released DavkaGraphics EPS:Judaica, a five-disk collection of clip art in Encapsulated Postscript format, for Macintosh and IBM personal computers. Pictures encompass a variety of graphics depicting all aspects of Jewish life ritual objects, Jewish symbols, events, and blessings.

The images in this collection, created with Adobe Illustrator, are especially useful for designers of synagogue newsletters, Jewish organizational brochures, and related material, and will retain their high resolution when used with Postscript laser printers and phototypesetters. DavkaGraphics EPS: Judaica is compatible with leading page layout programs such as PageMaker, ReadySetGo, and Quark Xpress, and can be modified with Adobe Illustrator. DavkaGraphics EPS:Judaica is priced at $79.95.

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Hebrew Desk Accessory Updated

Chicago--Davka Corporation, the world's largest developer of Hebrew and Judaic software, has released Hebrew Davka version 2.0, an update to the popular desk accessory that permits insertion of Hebrew text in all standard Macintosh applications. Hebrew Davka 2.0 includes a redesigned font that includes the diacritical marks for vocalization of Hebrew characters. In addition, the font now ships in both Type 1 and TrueType versions.

Hebrew Davka is available for $99. The update to the program for registered users is $14.95.

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New Hebrew Learning Program for Macintosh

Chicago--Davka Corporation, the world's largest developer of Hebrew and Judaic software, has released Divide & Conquer, an instructional program that teaches the basic principles of Hebrew word formation, using animation and dynamic graphics. Divide & Conquer uses all the human-interface methods -- graphics, text, animation, and sound--to drive home the concepts and principles of Hebrew grammar.

The teaching power of this program lies within an innovative type of document called the workbook, a dynamic document with unique animation and dynamic exercises. The main section of the program is the divide-and-conquer sequence, in which the user attempts to divide Hebrew words into prefixes, suffixes, and root forms. does the dividing, using the mouse. Additional sections require the user to correctly match words to translations and answer quiz questions.

Behind the scenes is an extensive Hebrew-English dictionary. Unlike other dictionaries, this one contains the full break-down of each word into parts, translation of every part, and even pronunciations for every part in both languages.

Divide & Conquer comes with a complete set of workbooks which teach all the basic elements of Hebrew nouns and verbs.

Divide & Conquer System requires a Mac Plus or later with at least 1 megabyte of memory, and is available for $49.95.

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Hebrew-English Dictionary For Macintosh

Chicago--Davka Corporation, the world's largest developer of Judaic and Hebrew software, has released Milon Plus, a Hebrew/English dictionary, synonym finder, and spell checker, for the Macintosh computer.

The Milon Plus desk accessory contains 250,000 words in its dictionary, and is designed to translate words from English to Hebrew, and from Hebrew to English. It can also be used to spell-check documents in either language. One of the program's unique features is its ability to suggest synonyms in either language. Individual words may be added to the dictionary, in Hebrew, or English.

Milon Plus is available for $99, and is compatible with most Macintosh English and Hebrew word processing programs.

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YidPix- Judaic Add-On for KidPix

Chicago--Davka Corporation, the world's largest developer of Hebrew and Judaic software, has released YidPix, a collection of pictures and stamps for use with KidPix, by Broderbund. YidPix contains 27 Judaic pictures that can be colored in with KidPix, using the program's assortment of 20 brushes and special effects. Each picture corresponds to a different letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and displays an object whose first letter in its Hebrew form is the same as the large letter displayed. Plus, each picture plays a sound associated with the picture when it is opened.

YidPix also contains 56 full-color 'rubber stamps' on a wide variety of Judaic themes.

YidPix requires KidPix from Broderbund, and is available for $24.95. YidPix also requires a color monitor.


Dazzle/VB Breaks Visual Basic's 16 Color Barrier
A New Way to Display Images in Visual Basic

June 3, 1992 -- With Dazzle/VB Windows programmers can break Visual Basic's 16 color barrier and displays images in up to 256 colors. Programmers can also zoom, pan and adjust colors in images; or change pictures with one of over 30 fade and wipe effects in Dazzle's custom control and DLL routines. Grey-scale support, negatives and palette control are available in Dazzle Professional. List Price of Dazzle is $299, and Dazzle Profession is $499.

TeraTech announced today they have begun shipping Dazzle/VB, the newest, most comprehensive image library for Visual Basic programmers.

Michael Smith, Director of Product Development, said: "We are very excited to be introducing our Visual Basic product line with Dazzle. Special effects, like windows, screen wipes, and many other graphics effects make image programming faster and easier, and displays more exciting. No programming is needed to use Dazzle/VB, because it has the only true image display custom control currently available for Visual Basic. This means that you can get your Windows imaging application started without programming, but when you need to program for greater control, you can!" In addition to allowing the display of existing images, Dazzle lets you draw lines, points, boxes and circles in both filled and outline versions; and in any of 256 colors. Dazzle also has text drawing routines which can use any font and point size. Thirty screen wipes come with Dazzle, which allow effects such as closing curtains, explosions, implosions and more. Programmers can also write their own wipes using the high speed partial image block copy routines in the Dazzle DLL. A full image block copy routine in Dazzle lets you display several small copies of an entire image in one picture.

Dazzle Professional, has all the features of Dazzle/VB plus:

* Grey-scale conversion and display including negatives.

* Full color negative - useful if you want to scan and

  display from a negative of a color photograph.

* Image Compression - Utilities to compress BMP files, on

  the fly decompression using JPEG high ratio lossy

  compression.

* Color image enhancement - Remaps palette to improve image

  quality and reveal detail otherwise not visible.

* Extended Palette control, including palette rotation,

  save, restore and individual logical color control.

TeraTech, 3 Choke Cherry Rd, Suite 360, Rockville, MD 20850

800-447-9120 x650


MKS RCS V5.2 SPOTLIGHTS SECURITY
4 May, 1992, (Waterloo, Ont.) - MKS RCS (Revision Control System)  v5.2, the latest release of the popular MKS configuration management  system, offers enhanced security and flexibility for distributed project  development environments, including an encryption facility, a search path  for RCS files and an all-new administrator's handbook.  With these new  features plus an advanced user interface, support for both binary and  text files, and seamless interoperability across open platforms - and  a free MKS Make automatic configuration builder - MKS RCS v5.2 is the  price and performance leader in automated configuration management.

Data encryption

For enhanced security on networks and in group development environments,  MKS RCS v5.2 adds an encryption facility which, when invoked, will  protect sensitive data.

RCS search path

A user-configurable directory search path and file name template for  RCS files have been added to MKS RCS v5.2.  Now it's possible to use  the same RCS files at the same time, whether you're working with MKS RCS  for DOS, OS/2 or SCO and 386 UNIX.

Administrator's handbook

MKS RCS v5.2 includes a new guide to help system administrators get  more functionality, control, flexibility and productivity.

Easy-to-use menu

The menu driven user interface makes MKS RCS extremely easy to use.   For those who prefer it, MKS RCS can also be operated directly from  the command line.  And MKS' excellent documentation offers full tutorials  to get  users up and running even faster.

Interoperability

With MKS RCS, managing multi-environment projects is a simple task. A  conversion utility converts old SCCS control files into RCS format, so  users can switch to MKS RCS without losing any previous work with SCCS.   MKS RCS is available for DOS, OS/2, SCO and 386 UNIX.  All systems  use the same file format, which is fully compatible with other versions  of RCS on UNIX systems.

Everything in project control

MKS RCS also includes unlimited branching, merging, comparing of files,  report generating, symbolic names, compression of log files, network  support, locking - everything you need in a project control system.   First introduced in 1987, MKS RCS has earned an excellent reputation  as a stable and reliable product.

Price and Performance Leader

MKS RCS Version 5.2 for DOS $249; for OS/2 and for SCO and 386 UNIX $349;  for DOS and OS/2 $399.  MKS RCS v5.2 also includes a free MKS Make,  the automatic project building and maintenance tool that forges a  powerful configuration management team in combination with MKS RCS.   The MKS RCS upgrade cost is $89 for DOS and for SCO and 386 UNIX;  $139 for all other system versions.  MKS offers a 50 per cent discount to  qualified educational buyers.  GSA pricing, LANs and site licenses are  available.

       MKS Inc.

       35 King Street North

       Waterloo ON

       CANADA

       N2J 2W9

       phone (519) 884-2251

       fax   (519) 884-8861


MacSLIP - MacTCP SLIP Link Protocol Module
Hyde Park Software is pleased to announce the availability of  MacSLIP -- a SLIP Link Access Protocol Module for MacTCP.

MacSLIP allows you to extend the network connectivity of your  Macintosh to locations that might not be accessible to a LocalTalk or Ethernet network via a modem connection over the telephone or a hardwired connection to a SLIP Server. SLIP (Serial Line IP) is a protocol that allows many simultaneous IP connections to run over a single serial connection to a SLIP Server (a terminal server or other host that supports SLIP). Instead of running a single terminal emulator session over your serial port, MacSLIP allows you to run simultaneous Telnet, FTP, News, Mail, and other MacTCP based applications. You can even run XWindows although XWindow based applications tend to require lots of bandwidth.

MacSLIP supports normal SLIP connections as well as connections that allow TCP Header Compression (CSLIP).  TCP Header Compression is a  method for compressing the headers of TCP/IP datagrams to improve performance over relatively slow serial lines. Not all SLIP Servers support CSLIP but MacSLIP will work either way.

MacSLIP's connection script facility allows automated modem dialing, logging into a SLIP Server, establishing a SLIP session, etc. The script facility will write a log of the connection process for easy debugging of your script. Sample scripts are provided.  During the connection, a script status dialog appears to notify the user of the progress of the connection. The script can write messages to a status area and can prompt the user for passwords or connection data. The incoming character stream from the serial port is also displayed.

The script facility supports sending strings, matching strings read from the serial port to control script execution, simple counters, timers, loops, prompting for user input, and a status dialog to inform the user of the script's progress.

You can configure your Mac to use a static IP address or you can get an IP address from your SLIP Server via the bootp protocol.

Included in the package is Netstat, an application designed for monitoring TCP connections to your Macintosh. Netstat displays all open TCP connections' source and destination IP addresses, TCP ports, and connection state. You can view all the internal counters that MacTCP keeps for each connection as well as global MacTCP and MacSLIP counters.

Requirements:

* Any Macintosh running System 7 or a Mac-II class Mac running System 6.0.7. * MacTCP 1.1 (or MacTCP 1.1+ for a Mac Plus) * A serial connection to a SLIP Server via modem or hardwired connection.

Availability:

We will begin taking orders immediately (Mon-Fri 8-5 CDT) with shipping scheduled to begin the week of May 25. Sales and support are being provided by

    TriSoft

    1825 East 38 1/2

    Austin, Texas 78722

    Sales: (800) 531-5170

    Support and Info: (512) 472-0744

    FAX: (512) 473-2122

Individual copies are $49.95 + shipping + sales tax if applicable.


Spec Release for TCP/IP Apps Under Windows
SPECIFICATION RELEASED FOR TCP/IP APPLICATIONS RUNNING UNDER MICROSOFT WINDOWS

Windows Sockets API Endorsed by 20 Leading Vendors

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- June 10, 1992 -- On behalf of the Windows Sockets Committee, FTP Software, Inc., JSB Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, and SunSelect, a Sun Microsystems, Inc. business, today announced the availability of Windows Sockets API, a public interface specification for TCP/IP applications running under Microsoft Windows.

The Windows Sockets API specification defines a standard interface between a Microsoft Windows application and a TCP/IP protocol implementation.  An application written to this interface will be able to run unchanged over TCP/IP implementations from many different vendors under Windows and Windows NT.

The interface is based on the popular "sockets" paradigm, which facilitates the porting of software from UNIX and other environments. It includes a number of Microsoft Windows-specific extensions that let application writers integrate the networking portions of their applications into the message-driven Microsoft Windows programming model.  The specification is intended to be used with all current and future versions of Microsoft Windows, including Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.1 and Windows NT.

The Windows Sockets API effort began at a birds-of-a-feather session at the 1991 fall INTEROP conference in San Jose, California.  The session, chaired by Martin Hall of JSB Corporation, brought together representatives from major PC networking and network applications development firms.  The group met and agreed that a standard interface should be created to which both application developers and network software providers could adhere.  Later that year, Microsoft hosted a design preview with vendors and influential users, at which the major outstanding issues were resolved.

A working group of representatives from FTP Software, JSB Corp., Microsoft and SunSelect was then established to formalize the agreed-upon architecture specification on behalf of the Windows Sockets Committee.  Already, some 20 vendors have endorsed the effort (for complete listing, see attached sheet).

"It's no secret that Windows is an important consideration in today's internetworking marketplace.  The market for Windows has been growing and Windows has proved to be the means for less technically- sophisticated end users to receive access to leading edge networking technology,"  said Bruce Campbell, director of product marketing for FTP Software.  "Even our development kit customers have requested a sockets DLL."

"We are very excited by the overwhelming endorsement Windows Sockets has received," said Martin Hall, technical manager for JSB Corp.  "A single specification for running TCP/IP applications under Microsoft Windows will expand the market for TCP/IP applications."

"Microsoft is delighted to see the cooperation of so many vendors in this element of the open Windows environment," said Jim Allchin, vice president of Advanced Systems at Microsoft.  "Standard network APIs are the key for application developers as well as transport providers.  We expect broad support of Windows Sockets which will result in Windows being an even stronger platform for distributed applications."

"The key to the success of open networking is transport independence," said Carl S. Ledbetter, vice president of Sun Microsystems, Inc. and general manager of SunSelect.  "As long as each vendor has a proprietary interface, ISVs have to spend valuable time and resources porting multiple environments, which is inefficient and wasteful. SunSelect has enthusiastically supported this work."

Availability

The Windows Sockets API specification is available in a number of forms.  Internet users can receive it via FTP from several archive sites, including vax.ftp.com. and ftp.uu.net in the /vendor/microsoft directory.  Microsoft will make the Windows Sockets specification available in its forthcoming development kits including the preliminary Win32 SDK for Windows NT and on these electronic bulletin boards: CompuServe, in the Microsoft Software Libraries - "go msl" - and in Microsoft Online in the Software Libraries.  The authors of the specification also will make available limited copies of the printed specification; the contacts listed above can provide additional information.

Future Plans

Arrangements are now being made for a meeting of key vendors and ISVs in October 1992, at which time experiences with implementation of the Windows Sockets API will be shared and possible revisions discussed. It is also intended that at a suitable time the specification will be published under the auspices of a standards body.  More details will be released at a future date.

Spider Systems & Microsoft have committed to making available their jointly developed Windows Sockets validation suite.  This will help vendors prove interoperability at an earlier stage in their development of Windows Sockets compliant transports.

About FTP Software

FTP Software, Inc. develops and markets TCP/IP networking products for IBM PCs and compatibles as well as a software-based network analyzer. TCP/IP is the industry standard protocol suite for communicating between disparate computer types.  Considered one of the pioneering developers of TCP/IP technology for PCs, FTP Software became an industry leader with its introduction of PC/TCP for DOS in April 1986. Incorporated in January of 1986, FTP Software's headquarters are located at 26 Princess Street, Wakefield, MA 01880.  The company can be reached at (617) 246-0900.

About JSB

JSB Computer Systems Ltd. develops user interface and integration software for UNIX systems.  JSB were pioneers in delivering a windows based environment on character based terminals, with their initial JSB MultiView product.  The JSB MultiView Family has been extended to Microsoft Windows to provide seamless integration of PCs and UNIX systems.  JSB's headquarters are located at Cheshire House, Castle Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England+44-(0)- 625-433618 and its US subsidiary, JSB Corporation is based at 108 Whispering Pines Drive, Suite 115, Scotts Valley, CA 95066, (408) 438-8300.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") has become the worldwide leader in software for personal computers.  The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

About SunSelect

SunSelect was formed in April 1992 to develop and market products that integrate personal computing resources into open, client-server environments.  A business of Sun Microsystems, Inc., SunSelect is headquartered in Billerica, MA and can be reached at (508) 671-0010.

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Vendors Endorsing Windows Sockets API Specification

3Com Corporation

Donna Stein

5400 Bayfront Plaza, PO Box 58145 Santa Clara, CA 95052

Tel: 408-764-5960 Fax: 408-764-5032 Stein@3Mail.3Com.COM

AGE Logic Inc.

Craig Schmidt

Tel: 619-455-8600, x150 age!miami!rice@ucsd.edu

Beame & Whiteside Software Ltd.

Carl Beame

PO Box 8130 Dundas, Ontario Canada L9H 5E7

Tel: 416-765-0822 Fax: 416-765-0815 beame@ns.bws.com

Digital Equipment Corp.

Stephanie Parish

146 Main St. Maynard, MA 01754

Tel: 603-881-0341 parish@ssgv01.enet.dec.com

Distinct Corporation

Chris Apap-Bologna

PO Box 3410 Saratoga, CA 95070

Tel: 408-741-0781 chris@distinct.com

FTP Software, Inc.

Bruce Campbell

338 Main Street Wakefield, MA 01880

Tel: 617-246-0900 Fax: 617-246-1512 bruce@ftp.com

Frontier Technologies Corp.

Ann M. Finkler

10201 N. Port Washington Rd. Mequon, Wisconsin  53092

Tel: 414-241-4555, x209 DRP@Frontiertech.com

Hewlett-Packard

Melodie Sherwood

3404 E. Harmony Road Fort Collins, CO 80525

Tel: 303-229-6296 m sherwood@cnd.hp.com

Hughes LAN Systems

K.C. Clawson

1225 Charleston Road Mountain View, CA 94043

Tel: 415-966-7405 kcc@hls.com

IBM Corporation

William T. Nelson

4205 South Miami Blvd. Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Tel: 919-254-4099 Fax: 919-254-4027

wtnelson@ralvmm.vnet.ibm.com

Ingres, an ASK Computer Systems Company

Glynnis Sears

PO Box 4026 Alameda, CA 94501

Tel: 510-748-2803 GSEARS@ingres.com

JSB Corporation

LeeAnne French

108 Whispering Pines Drive, Suite 115

Scotts Valley, CA 95066

Tel: 408-438-8300 Fax: 408-438-8360 Leeanne@JSBUS.com

Microsoft Corporation

Alistair Banks

One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052

Tel: 206-882-8080 Fax: 206-936-7329 Alistair@Microsoft.Com

NetManage Inc.

Dan Geisler

20823 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 100 Cupertino, CA 95014

Tel: 408-257-6404 dan@netmanage.com

Network Research Corp.

Lee Murach

2380 N. Rose Ave. Oxnard, CA 93030

Tel: 805-485-2700 lee@nrc.com

Novell, Inc.

Bob Waterman

2180 Fortune Drive San Jose, CA 95131

Tel: 408-434-2300 bob@novell.com

SunSelect, Inc.

Beth Byer

2 Federal Street Billerica, MA 01821

Tel: 508-671-0271 Fax: 508-671-0262 Beth.Byer@East.Sun.Com

The Wollongong Group, Inc.

Dick Miller

Tel: 415-962-7100 h2j2@twg.com

Ungermann-Bass, Inc.

Jim Delany

Tel: 407-994-6330

Walker, Richer & Quinn, Inc.

Evan Kaplan

2815 Eastlake Ave. East Seattle, WA 98102

Tel: 206-324-0350 eli@wrq.com


Dynasty Home Automation Software
Computerize Your Home!

     What does your personal computer do most of the time? Nothing. With the new "Dynasty" home automation software package from Home Automation Laboratories, your PC can now become the control center of every electronic function in your home. Control ordinary lights, appliances on an automatic schedule for that "lived-in" look that discourages burglars.

     With the new Spread-Spectrum Wireless Receiver, your Dynasty system can watch over your entire property and respond to any intrusion with verbal warnings, alarm sirens or by placing phone calls to family, neighbors or the police or fire departments.

     Dynasty can control every operation of your TV, VCR and audio system, so you'll never have to struggle with VCR programming again, and you can wake up each morning to your favorite music!

     Dynasty also answers your phone, takes messages and can respond to spoken commands using advanced computerized voice recognition. Of course, your heating and air conditioning system is under Dynasty's control for energy saving and constant comfort.

     Dynasty runs on any IBM compatible personal computer, and connects to dozens of industry-standard home automation technologies including X-10, infrared, analog input, relay output, voice synthesis and recognition and wireless security.

     Dynasty software costs $395 and is available from Home Automation Laboratories, 5500 Highlands Pkwy, Suite 450, Atlanta, GA 30082, 1-800-HOME-LAB.


Enable Works Plus LAN-ready Integrated Software
    BALLSTON LAKE, NY (June 12) -- Enable Works plus, first announced at COMDEX, shipped today.

     Designed with the home office and small business user in mind, Enable Works plus is the only LAN-ready entry-level integrated software with both a relational database and a 3D spreadsheet as well as word processing, graphics, and communications.

     Enable Works plus runs well on all PC compatibles with 640K and a hard drive. Enable Works plus presents a mousable windowed interface featuring pull-down menus. All modules can operate simultaneously with minimum memory, and users can easily move data from one module to another. Files created by Enable Works plus are fully compatible with Enable 4.5 integrated software.

     Each Enable Works plus module is designed to provide a high level of features and capabilities. In addition, each module can easily import data from its popular stand-alone counterparts.

     Highlights of Enable Works plus include:

      Word processor  page preview displays document layout; a

     complete set of search tools; and integrated spell checker,

     thesaurus and optional add-on grammar checker; 240 column ruler

     defined in inches or cm..

      Spreadsheet  3-D capabilities, up to 32 levels; user-defined

     page breaks, page preview, customized numeric and currency

     forms.

      Relational database  easy paint the screen input and report

     forms; and extensive, but simple, import and export functions.

      Graphics  Bar charts, pie charts, line and x-y charts and more

     instantly from spreadsheet data; easy copy into word processing

     for complete reports.

      Communications  complete and easy setups for on-line databases

     and bulletin boards; quick connects for setting modem

     parameters; complete scripting language; and the ability to

     generate keyboard maps and modem tables.

      Desktop accessories  a calculator (paste results in any

     document via clipboard), card file, clock, and calendar that

     includes to do list, appointment scheduling with graphic

     display of definite, tentative or unavailable times.

     Suggested retail price of Enable Works plus is $149.


Macronix MaxLite 144 Pocket Modem (14.4 Kbps)
Macronix ships MaxLite 144 pocket modem - does 14.4 Kbps data, fax - weighs just ounces - sends pcl, tiff, pcx sans gui -  comes with freebies, including a velvet pouch.

     Macronix, Inc. (San Jose, CA) is now shipping its tiny 14.4 Kbps fax/data "pocket" modem. This is both a V.32bis/V.42bis data modem (with MNP2-4 error correction and MNP5 data compression) and a V.17 Group III (with Class 1 and Class 2) send/receive fax modem. It comes with MaxTalk(TM) fax software for DOS, Delrina WinFax(TM) fax software for Windows(TM) snd Tradewind Software COMit(TM) data communications software - plus an AC adapter, a modular telephone cable and a velvet travel pouch - and a 5-year limited warranty. The Macronix MaxLite(TM)/PC portable modem is available now for $695 (all prices suggested US resale at participating resellers; inquiries invited).

     Its companion software lets MaxLite provide full send and receive functions in a true background mode. It can even perform automatic fax conversions of ASCII files, .PCL laser print-out files and TIFF or .PCX graphics files. Its delayed fax transmissions are a favored feature of weary travelers, since it can accomplish these unattended after other computer work that may require the modem for electronic mail or other on-line data sessions. Macronix recommends using its AC adapter for this, as the internal battery might not survive multiple lengthy overnight fax sessions.

     Macronix offers same-day technical support response to calls on its toll-free 800 line.

     MaxLite and other Macronix products are available through computer dealers and distributors, retail superstores and mail order dealers.

     MaxLite modems are a product of the Macronix Tele-Imaging Systems Group, which produces fax/modems and intelligent power accessories. Macronix also produces VLSI semiconductors for personal computers through the Macronix Components Group.

     For additional information contact Macronix, Inc., 1348 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95131; (408) 453-8088; fax: 408-453-8488.


NetNews/CD in ISO 9660 Format for Macintosh
NetNews/CD is now available in ISO 9660 format.  Readers are currently available for the Macintosh and UNIX platforms.  The NetNews/CD is mountable on DOS platforms using Microsoft CD extensions, however, there is no reader software for DOS distributed at this time.  The first issue which has been produced in the ISO 9660 version is the March 23 - April 6, 1992 CD-ROM.  If the demand is great enough, we will go back and produce the ISO 9660 version of NetNews beginning with January 1, 1992.

An annual subscription includes NetGems at no additional charge. NetGems was initially produced in SUN UFS format. The ISO 9660 version of "NetGems, Best of '91", will ship by late summer.  Please let us know when subscribing which format of NetGems you wish shipped to you.  For those who would like the ISO 9660 version of NetGems, your NetNews/CD subscription can start immediately,and we will ship the ISO 9660 version of NetGems as soon as it is available.

For more information see the information in the ~ftp/vendor/sterling directory on ftp.uu.net or call 1-800-643-NEWS for US originated calls and 1-402-291-2108 otherwise.  The FAX number is 1-402-291-4362.

NetNews/CD                   INTERNET:   cdnews@Sterling.COM

Sterling Software            UUCP:       uunet!sparky!cdnews

1404 Ft. Crook Rd. South     FAX:            (402) 291-4362

Phone:    (402) 291-8300     US Phone:       (800) 643-NEWS

Bellevue, NE. 68005-2969     International:  (402) 291-2108


Procomp 32-bit EISA-bus SCSI-2 Host Adapter
Procomp ships new S-DCB/32E EISA-bus 5 Mbps SCSI-2 host adapter.

Procomp USA, Inc. (Cleveland, OH) is now shipping a long- awaited 32-bit EISA-bus version of its high-throughput 5 Mbps Disk Coprocessor Board. This newest DCB fully supports SCSI-2 (and SCSI-1) peripherals and both synchronous and asynchronous modes. It is natively compatible with Novell(R) DCB drivers, a long-accepted standard for NetWare(R)-based LANs, and is optimized for the elevator seeks and other disk access attributes of that robust network operating system. It incorporates a sizable on-board RAM cache buffer, an on-board floppy disk controller and a complete NetWare-compatible UPS hardware interface. And it comes complete with a boot PROM, plus software utilities and drivers to support many special peripherals, including those with removable media. The new Procomp DCB-32/E is available now for $799 (all prices suggested US resale at participating resellers; inquiries invited).

The Procomp S-DCB/32E is specifically designed for performance in high-load file server environments. It is architecturally optimized for NetWare(R) mirroring and duplexing support with (included) Procomp DRAVADD and DRANLM drivers; "DRA" identifies the exclusive Procomp Dynamic Read Ahead disk access technology. It maintains 100% register level compatibility with the Procomp M-DCB, M-DCB/2, F-DCB, F-DCB/2, S-DCB and Novell(R) DCB. The S-DCB/32E supports SCSI II disconnect/reselect. And to make configuration easier, the S-DCB/32E lets installers enable or disable a drive's SCSI parity. Standard EISA setup utilities work for all board settings.

The S-DCB/32E is also a strong performer in other environments. Procomp (working with Microsoft) has the unique status of being the only OS/2(R) SCSI controller manufacturer supporting many large SCSI drives and HPFS in this operating environment. Nothing else compares to its ability under LAN Manager(R) to support so many large drives at once.

Procomp USA is a manufacturer of DCB (Disk Coprocessor Board) SCSI host adapters and related products for PC-based network, stand-alone and multi-user systems. It performs all manufacturing and sources all parts in the USA and, to every extent possible, Northern Ohio.

For more information contact Procomp USA, Inc., 6777 Engle Road, Cleveland, OH 44130; (216) 234-6387; fax 216-234-2233.


Procomp USA SCSI Duplexing Kit & Promotion
DCB maker Procomp launches duplexing promo to dealers, trainers, maintainers; reduces prices by $237, to $529; increases system safety, speed.

     Procomp USA, Inc. (Cleveland, OH) introduces a new SCSI duplexing kit with an aggressive price promotion to its resellers, which it's also extending to trainers and to any qualified CNE (Certified NetWare(R) Engineer). The kit includes two of Procomp's hallmark DCB (Disk Coprocessor Board) intelligent SCSI Host Adapters, plus cables and utilities, all for $529 (cost to partici-pating resellers and OEMs), a $237 savings against their regular $766 dealer cost. This is a limited time (summer 1992) offer.

     The true savings of this promotion become evident with a look at the manufacturer's suggested US resale price of the separate items, which totals $1196. The F-DCB (a fast-throughput DCB with on-board floppy disk controller) is $499, the M-DCB (standard DCB) is $399, DRAPAK Dynamic Read-Ahead drivers are $99, the DCBSET5 configuration utility is $169 and the two internal ribbon cables are $30.

     "This is one of those things we should have done a long time ago," says General Manager Brian Davis. "Our customers very frequently are buying DCBs to go into duplex installations, and we just never got around to prepackaging it for them. But the need to do so really became manifest earlier this year, when we saw how little they understood the benefits of duplexing for speed and safety over almost any other alternative, including RAID. This new duplexing kit and our price promotion are our form of missionary work on the whole theme of duplexing."

     Davis adds that the decision to include CNEs and trainers in this promotion is another aspect of this "missionary work".

     "The more we thought about duplexing, and what it takes for people to get to know it, the more we came across CNEs and trainers as the legitimate advice-givers at today's LAN installations. This is a small first step to becoming much more supportive and participative with these crucial partners in networking."

     Procomp USA is a manufacturer of DCB (Disk Coprocessor Board) SCSI host adapters and related products for PC-based network, stand-alone and multi-user systems. It performs all manufacturing and sources all parts in the USA and, to every extent possible, Northern Ohio.

For more information contact Procomp USA, Inc., 6777 Engle Road, Cleveland, OH 44130; (216) 234-6387; fax 216-234-2233.


Procomp USA FREE ProClock File Server Utility
Free time: DCB-maker Procomp offers new version of free PROCLOCK.NLM digital clock display for file servers - disk includes "catalog" - clock includes "commercial".

     Procomp USA, Inc. (Cleveland, OH) announces a new version of its popular ProClock file server time and utilization utility, available free. The ProClock NLM (NetWare(R) Loadable Module) runs on a NetWare version 3.x file server, where it displays both an indication of file server utilization and a very, very large on-screen digital clock. The ProClock graphic display is constantly in motion to prevent screen burn-in.

     The tongue-in-cheek documentation that comes on the disk reads, in part:

"Our sales department feels that PROCLOCK is a great way to show SOME ACTIVITY on a file server, that must have constant vigilance to insure that the file server is serving the needs of your company and or institution, as well as protecting your job, should someone notice that the network administrator is NOT ACTIVE!!!!"

     The disk also includes ProComp product line information and a test utility for its industry-standard M-DCB (Disk Coprocessor Board) intelligent SCSI host adapters.

     Procomp USA is a manufacturer of DCB (Disk Coprocessor Board) SCSI host adapters and related products for PC-based network, stand-alone and multi-user systems. It performs all manufacturing and sources all parts in the USA and, to every extent possible, Northern Ohio.

For more information contact Procomp USA, Inc., 6777 Engle Road, Cleveland, OH 44130; (216) 234-6387; fax 216-234-2233.


Procomp Adds Support BBS for SCSI Host Adapter
Procomp adds support BBS for DCB users, resellers.

     Procomp USA, Inc. (Cleveland, OH) announces a new BBS (electronic bulletin board service) for its DCB (Disk Coprocessor Board intelligent SCSI host adapter) end-user and reseller customers. The BBS offers on-line manuals, downloadable files, technical information, new product information and a way to get answers to technical and product questions 24 hours a day.

     The bulletin board is available by dialing 216-234-6581 (8N1). A new user can freely log on, and then answers a brief questionnaire. The entire BBS is menu-driven, according to SysOp Alan Bartuccio.

     Procomp USA is a manufacturer of DCB (Disk Coprocessor Board) SCSI host adapters and related products for PC-based network, stand-alone and multi-user systems. It performs all manufacturing and sources all parts in the USA and, to every extent possible, Northern Ohio.

For more information contact Procomp USA, Inc., 6777 Engle Road, Cleveland, OH 44130; (216) 234-6387; fax 216-234-2233.


Procomp Read-Ahead Drivers for SCSI Adapter
Procomp DRAPAK Dynamic Read-Ahead drivers for DCB intelligent SCSI host adapters now include server-based CD-ROM drive support.

     Procomp USA, Inc. (Cleveland, OH) now includes server-based CD-ROM drive support in the DRAPAK Dynamic Read-Ahead drivers for its DCB (Disk Coprocessor Board) SCSI host adapters. A Procomp CD-ROM driver (procdrom.dsk) for NetWare(R) v3.11 makes a CD-ROM drive on a file server work like any other read-only NetWare volume. A CD-ROM File Structure Converter (procdfsc.nlm) creates the necessary files for each disc to permit this easy mount/dismount access, with full NetWare file system emulation and a minimum of disc reads upon mounting. It maintains these files in a server's SYS:/SYSTEM/CD-ROM subdirectory. DRAPAK drivers come with all Procomp DCB cards.

     Procomp USA is a manufacturer of DCB (Disk Coprocessor Board) SCSI host adapters and related products for PC-based network, stand-alone and multi-user systems. It performs all manufacturing and sources all parts in the USA and, to every extent possible, Northern Ohio.

For additional information contact Procomp USA, Inc., 6777 Engle Road, Cleveland, OH 44130; (216) 234-6387; fax 216-234-2233.


Seikosha Promoting IBM & Epson Prtr Emulations
Seikosha emulations place its printers head-to-head against IBM, Epson models, but superior margins put them heads-above with resellers and smart end users.

     Seikosha America, Inc. (Mahwah, NJ) is now promoting its robust IBM(R) and Epson(R) printer emulations as an important identifier for the best applications for its printers. The company is also using these emulations to help its resellers compete aggressively, since Seikosha generally offers its resellers better margins.

     "We have to face reality," says Seikosha Marketing Director Wayne George. "We may be from a company that's been around for a hundred years, but we just don't have the household names of our competitors. What we do have is a very reliable, very competitive line of impact printers.

     "We recognize," George adds, "that specialty applications are driving a lot of today's impact printer sales, and that these applications may call for a specific printer type - most likely an IBM or an Epson model. We want to get the message out that we, too, have printers that are right for those special applications, and that our resellers are proving very competitive bidders when it comes to providing the right printer at the right price."

     George offers these substitutions:

     To emulate an IBM Proprinter(TM) II, choose a Seikosha SP-2000S, SP-2400 or SP-2415. To emulate an IBM Proprinter XL, choose a Seikosha SBP-10AI. To emulate an IBM Proprinter IIIXL, choose a Seikosha SK-3005 Plus or BP-5780. To emulate an IBM Proprinter X24, choose a Seikosha LT-20. And to emulate an IBM Proprinter XL24, choose a Seikosha SL-270.

     To emulate an Epson FX-850, choose a Seikosha SP-2000S or SP-2400. To emulate an Epson LQ-850, choose a Seikosha SL-90 Plus. To emulate an Epson FX/JX-80, choose a Seikosha SK-3005 Plus. To emulate an Epson LQ-1050, choose a Seikosha SL-270. To emulate an Epson FX-1050, choose a Seikosha SP-2415 or BP-5780. And to emulate an Epson FX-286e, choose a Seikosha SBP-10AI.

     Seikosha America, Inc., a Seiko Group company, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 1992. The company markets a high- quality, high-performance line of printers for use with personal, portable and networked computers, and video printers popular in military, medical, industrial and studio applications. Seikosha printers have historically had one of the highest reliability rates in the computer industry.

For further information contact Seikosha America Inc., 10 Industrial Avenue, Mahwah, NJ 07430; 800-338-2609 (in New Jersey: 201-327-7227); fax 201-818-9075.


Finansa WinMail Wins SPA European Swr Excellence
    Finansa Ltd. (London, England) was honored at the Software Publishers Association Third Annual European Conference (Cannes, June) as its NetWare(R) MHS(TM)-compatible Windows(TM) e-mail package was named best new UK product. This new accolade adds to an expanding portfolio of UK press technical and Gold awards received since its launch in January 1992; it is only just now becoming available in the US. A Finansa WinMail(TM) E-Mail five-user license is available for $595 (all prices suggested US resale at participating resellers; inquiries invited), ten-user for $995, 50- user for $2,995.

     "To win such a major prize in the face of fierce competition is a great achievement," notes Finansa Managing Director Gavin Whichello. "It helps justify WinMail's claim to be the first electronic mail software to transform mail into a truly usable and cost effective desktop service. I might add that the marketplace seems to agree: in the space of three months, we established more than 1,000 user sites across Europe, set up distribution in the UK, France, Benelux, Scandanavia, Germany and Italy, and received more than 100 product enquiries a day. With this award, I believe Finansa has achieved the undisputed title of leading dedicated mail company in Europe."

     The annual European Software Awards pay tribute to software products currently marketed in Europe. 96 companies entered more than 180 products in the award competition's various categories; in the main categories, software had to be available in at least two languages - one being English, French or German - and must have shipped between January 1, 1991 and March 31, 1992.

     WinMail is the first E-mail software architected specifically for the Windows environment to run on Novell networks. Openness, easy installation, extensive connectivity, seamless integration with office applications, mail APIs and intelligent mail filtering combine to make it the most intuitive, flexible and intelligent electronic mail package currently available.

     Among the hallmark features of Finansa WinMail: automatic rule- based distribution and handling of messages (without a rules language); shareable mail folders; flexible personal and public address books; and more.

     Within Finansa WinMail, a powerful Windows DLL (Dynamic Link Library) affords easy integration of its e-mail and messaging with many Windows applications.

     Included macros can hot-link Finansa WinMail with Microsoft Excel(R), Word For Windows(R) and Ami(R) Professional; macros for WordPerfect(R) for Windows, 123(R)/W and other applications will be available, at no charge, through Finansa phone, fax and e-mail (HELP @ FINANSA) customer support. Finansa also offers high- and low-level APIs for in VisualBasic, C, C++ or Pascal programmers.

     Finansa WinMail avails itself fully of the Windows user interface. Users can drag-and-drop messages among folders; cut and paste from the clipboard; print to any available Windows printer; view or launch attachments; and more.

     A public address book and public distribution lists are available to all WinMail users; each user also has a personal address book and distribution lists. These support MHS, fax, Telex and X.400 addresses, plus any other three an administrator wishes to define for a system.

     Finansa WinMail also supports, from within Windows, full MHS user administration and multiple-WinMail-site address synchronization.

     Finansa Limited is a UK headquartered software company dedicated to developing and marketing a strategic range of Windows applications for PC network and standalone users.

     In December 1991, Finansa received a substantial injection of development capital from investment house 3i, becoming one of the few UK software companies to receive such support for several years. In January 1992, Finansa launched its first mass product - WinMail.

For more information contact Finansa Ltd., Aldwych House, 71-91 Aldwych, London WC2B 4HN, UK; +44-71-405-4054; MHS e-mail to "Sales@Finansa" via NHub; fax: +44-71-831-5737.


Self-Displaying Document Standard for Windows
WinMail developer Finansa Limited announces new Self-Displaying Document (SDD) standard for Windows at Novell NetWare MHS forum in San Jose.

     Finansa Ltd. (London, England) is announcing (June 9, 1992) a new Self-Displaying Document (SDD) standard for Windows(TM), coincident with the Novell NetWare(R) MHS(TM) Messaging Developers Forum conference this week in San Jose. SDD provides a way to view an application's documents, images or other outputs at a site that does not have access to that application. It does so by combining this output with an application-specific executable viewer to provide a single-piece .EXE file that, when run under Windows, displays the original information as intended.

     "We're introducing SDD," says Finansa Managing Director Gavin Whichello, "to address a very common problem: how to view a received data file that was created by an application that is not available to the recipient. We don't know of a Windows equivalent to the viewers in Magellan(R), and from our MHS e-mail perspective, we view that as less a foreground task and more a job to be built into electronic mail and other applications."

     The executable Self-Displaying Document encapsulates a copy of the data file being sent. When run, it allows the option to view, clip, print, save as another file name and more.

     An SDD/Windows SDK, including documentation and a .DLL library, will be first available in the third quarter of 1992. The SDD architecture will be extensible to such other platforms as DOS, OS/2, UNIX and Macintosh, though there is no commitment yet to development on those platforms.

     E-mail application users' first encounter with the new standard will be as a "Create Self-Displaying Document" check-box or option within a mailer. A recipient can, of course, execute the received file, so no modifications are necessary to support SDD on the receiving side. Finansa will also provide an extension to the Windows File Manager to let users create Self-Displaying Documents from there, and to extract the data without viewing it (which may be a security requirement at some sites).

     Finansa will provide SDD creation and viewer programs for plain text files, popular word processor files, and a variety of image and fax formats. As an open standard, other developers will be invited to add to the pool of application-specific creation and viewer programs. Third parties will also be free to incorporate SDD creation as an output option from within their applications.

     Finansa invites contributions regarding the formalization of the SDD standard. Interested parties should contact Adrian Jones, Finansa Ltd., Aldwych House, 71-91 Aldwych, London WC2B 4HN, UK; +44-71-405-4054; fax: +44-71-831-5737; MHS: AdrianJ @ Finansa [NHub or CServe]; Internet: "adrianj@finansa.mhs.compuserve.com".

     Finansa Limited is the London-based developer of Finansa WinMail(TM), which last week in Cannes was awarded the honor of best new UK product by the Software Publishers Association.

     In December 1991, Finansa received a substantial injection of development capital from investment house 3i, becoming one of the few UK software companies to receive such support for several years. In January 1992, Finansa launched its first mass product - WinMail.

For more information contact Finansa Ltd., Aldwych House, 71-91 Aldwych, London WC2B 4HN, UK; +44-71-405-4054; MHS e-mail to "Sales @ Finansa" via NHub; fax: +44-71-831-5737.


Microsoft Announces Windows Far East Swr Dev Kit
Microsoft is pleased to announce the release of the Microsoft Windows Far East (Japanese, Chinese, and Korean) Software Development Kit.  The Far East SDK is designed for the non Far East developer interested in developing applications for Far East markets.  It contains the releases, tools, and samples needed for localizing into the double-byte character set languages.  The following software on CD-ROM is included:

-Windows 3.0 Japanese Edition Retail (Special ISA/VGA build)

-Windows 3.0 Japanese Edition SDK (Special ISA/VGA build)

-Windows 3.0 Chinese Edition Retail

-Windows 3.0 Chinese Edition SDK Extension

-Windows 3.0 Chinese Edition DDK Extension

-Windows 3.0 Korean Edition Retail

-Windows 3.0 Korean Edition SDK

-Windows 3.0 Korean Edition DDK

-MS-DOS 5.0 Korean Edition

In addition, the kit contains documentation (in English) on the individual products as well as market information, DBCS programming basics, and Far East localization information.  On a experimental basis, Microsoft is making this kit available for free!  To obtain your free copy of the Far East SDK, you can message your request to fesdkmkt@microsoft or fax your request to Microsoft (attn: Far East Developer Services) at (206) 936-7329.


Tektronix Thermal Wax Color Printer Upgrades
WILLSONVILLE, Ore., May 4,1992 - Tektronix today announced an upgrade option to give its previous generation of thermal wax color printers the same performance and functionality as the current Tektronix Phaser(TM) II PXi color printer.

The upgrade consists of a new controller board with a 24MHz AMD 29000 RISC processor and Adobe System Inc.'s PostScript(TM) level 2 software.  PostScript Level 2 conso- lidates extensions to the PostScript page description language and adds new features such as device-independent color support and data compression capability.

The new controller will be available at an introductory price of $1,995 from July 1 through Dec. 31, 1992.  The sug- gested list price for the upgrade will be $2,495 after Jan.  1, 1993.  This field-installed upgrade is available from authorized Tektronix resellers and directly from Tektronix.  It is compatible with Tektronix 4693D/DX, 4693RGB, RGB II, Phaser CP, Phaser CPS, Phaser PE and Phaser PX thermal wax color printer models, which were sold between August 1987 and December 1991.

"Tektronix was the first to market with thermal wax color printers implementing Adobe's PostScript Level 2 software, but we also have many thousands of customers still using our durable, high-capacity print engines of our earlier models," said A.J. Rogers, Tektronix strategic marketing manager.  "This upgrade supports Tektronix' existing users by offering full Adobe PostScript Level 2 software capabilities and fas- ter RISC processing without the need to buy a new printer."

The upgrade also includes TekColor(TM) PS version 2.0, a software utility that combines TekColor technology and device-independant color rendering of PostScript Level 2 to improve the color accuracy of output from applications.  Incorporated into the printer's Microsoft Windows(TM) and apple(R) Macintosh(R) drivers, TekColor PS lets users select color choices from the print dialog box and preview printed colors on the screen.

In addition to PostScript Level 2, the upgrade supports Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HP-GL) for compatibility with a wide range of computer applications.  PostScript language and HP-GL files can be accepted simultaneously from different applications.

The PXi upgrade also comes with PANTONE(R)* certification to provide process color simulation of PANTONE colors for users of PANTONE-licensed applications.

The PXi upgrade supports intelligent, automatic switching among its standard serial, parallel and AppleTalk(R) ports, and is compatible with the recently announced 4511A Network Interface which provides TCP/IP lpr support over thin, thick and twisted pair ethernet at rates up to 90Kb/sec.  A SCSI port allows the user to connect an external hard disk for font storage and cashing.

For more information on the PostScript Level 2 upgrade for Tektronix's 4693-series printers, write Tektronix Inc., P.O.  Box 1000, MS 63-583, Willsonville, OR 97070-1000, or call (800) 835-6100.


SPSS Windows Version of Stat Software
SPSS Announces Windows Version of Stat Software;

Offers Ease of Use, Integrated Graphics, More Statistics

Chicago -- May 4, 1992 -- SPSS Inc., leading supplier of statistical data analysis software, announced today a new version of its software for Microsoft Windows.  SPSS says that the new SPSS for Windows will make statistical software useful to a wider audience.  SPSS for Windows will ship in late June 1992.

The list price of SPSS for Windows Base system is $695.  An introductory price of $395 is available until September 30, 1992.  Site licensing, network licensing and academic pricing are also availble.  Additional modules are planned for release throughout this year with the first, Professional Statistics, shipping in June with the SPSS for Windows Base system.

For further information, contact SPSS at 1-800-543-2185


Advance Generation 2.3 PICK Generator
Announcing ADVANCE GENERATION 2.3  -  The Efficient PICK Generator

Acaran Computers Pty Ltd  A.C.N. 006 486 380

Every computer system demands a level of commitment to ensure the protection of the investment and its useful life-span. We wish to introduce a tool which may help you.

Advance Generation is a wholly Australian product. It is a tool to generate application programs and  systems. Advance Generation operates across R83 PICK (tm) and PICK-like operating systems, such as:

        *               PI/open (tm)

        *               Prime Information & PI+ (tm)

        *               UniVerse (tm)

        *               PC Pick & Advanced Pick (tm)

        *               R91 & CIE Enhanced Pick (tm)

Given that PI+, Universe and Advanced Pick run on Unix, and Advanced Pick can run as an MS-DOS application, Advance Generation is accessable in these environments.

Recently Prime Computer Inc announced that PI/open will shortly be available across a wide range of Unix hardware platforms and operating systems. This means that Advance Generation can be used to generate and migrate your applications across all those platforms.

Advance Generation was built to meet the highest standards of performance and efficiency. It uses global resource management features with highly structured and well commented source code to produce functional systems which are "user seductive". Note that any reasonable system can be described as "user friendly", "User seductive" means that the system is so friendly and helpful that users will be falling over each other to use it.

Administrators will appreciate the ability to integrate Advance Generation programs as well as the new-found performance from their hardware. User satisfaction can be re-vitalised by reverse-engineering older applications and meeting demands for new functionality.

Advance Generation is productive, cost-efficient and resource-effective. We would appreciate an opportunity to discuss your system requirements and establish how Advance Generation can save you money and deliver results.

We recommend that a demonstration will prove that Advance Generation will reduce the impact of many typical system problems and will be a positive start toward your computing objectives.

If your site has:       Performance Degradation ?

                        Maintenance Problems ?

                        Development Backlogs ?

                        Programmers Unhappy ?

Advance Generation is an effective strategy:

*  Menu & Security system      *       On-Line Screen Editor

*  Elegant Source code         *       System Codes Maintenance

*  Super-fast Index/Cross      *       Full-Screen Dictionary

   Reference algorithms                Editor

*  Multiple Screens per application

*  Multiple windows per screen

*  Multiple Keys

*  Applications can access multiple files and multiple

   records per file

*  Relationships can be established between files

*  Associated Multi-Values

*  Built in word processing in applications

*  A quantum leap from User-Friendly to User-Seductive!

If you want to generate COMPLETE programs in half an hour instead of one to three days then give us a call.

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 For Advance Generation sales and pricing enquiries contact:

 Mr Bill Copley                  Phone:  + 61 3 869 5780

 Decision Resources Pty Ltd      Fax:    + 61 3 867 5306

 A.C.N. 007 195 824

 Level 14  10 Queens Road

 Melbourne VIC Australia         Email:  brc.bill@melpn1.prime.com

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 Mr Chris Trathen                Phone:  + 61 3 803 3936

 Technology Management Centre    Fax:    + 61 3 888 8562

 Burwood Campus

 Deakin University               Email:  trathenac@brt.deakin.edu.au

 Australia


Castle of the Winds Windows Fantasy Role Playing
Castle of the Winds -- The Challenge of Fantasy Role Playing Meets the Ease-of-use of Windows!

Castle of the Winds is a two-part fantasy role playing game created by Rick Saada. Your quest begins with a Question of Vengeance, as you try to discover the secret of your mysterious past, and why it has proven so deadly to those you love. It then continues with Lifthransir's Bane, as you attempt to vanquish dark forces of evil which plague the land and are after your life!

Set in the world of Norse mythology, this game has plenty of surprises. Nearly a hundred unique monsters oppose your quest, and hundreds of enchanted objects aid you. Castle of the Winds presents a new style of adventure game. While the anchor points of the story remain the same, most of the adventure is created anew every time you play, so the game can be enjoyed again and again.

Fans of fantasy and adventure games will love this one. With over three years in development, this game beats commercial Windows games hands down, and extensive online help gets you off to a great start on your journey.

Requirements:

-- Windows 3.0 or later

-- Hard disk

-- At least 1 meg RAM

Cost is $25 plus $2 P&H, includes registration, hint sheet, and Castle of the Winds part II, Lifthransir's Bane.

Epic MegaGames, 10406 Holbrook Dr, Potomac, MD 20854


New SyDOS Cartridge Drives & Host Adapter Kits
BOCA RATON, FL (June 1, 1992) - SyDOS, a division of SyQuest Technology, today announced a new line of removable cartridge disk drives and host adapter kits expanding market opportunities and at the same time cut prices by as much as $230 on the current product line. In addition to the current SyDOS product line of "bundled" Value Pack solutions, SyDOS has announced a strategy of unbundling removable cartridge disk drives and Host Bus Adapter Kits to better meet the needs of customers who require customized solutions for removable storage. SyDOS offers removable storage solutions to the PC and compatibles marketplace and all SyDOS products are Windows 3.1 compatible.

The unbundled product line will allow users to customize their storage solution by purchasing a SyDOS drive and cartridge separately from a complete line of SyDOS Host Bus Adapter Kits. SyDOS has now entered new markets with a Parallel Port Adapter Kit, Enhanced Performance 16-bit Kit, and a Novell's Software Driver Kit for Novell v.3.1 and higher. These are very critical market niches for removable products.

"We are responding to the changing needs of the market by offering our customers the ability to customize their removable storage needs," states Linda Haury, vice president of marketing for SyDOS.

Haury added, "To further respond to customers' needs, the new SyDOS Parallel Port Kit provides easy attachment of SyDOS external drives to systems without available expansion slots and allows system transportability and compatibility with laptop and notebook computers. The Enhanced Performance Kit will provide a performance advantage to PC users who require more than what an 8-bit adapter provides and allows any SyDOS drive to be used with ATs and compatibles running DOS or Windows. The Novell Software Driver Kit will allow SyDOS drives to be used under Novell Netware v.3.1 and higher. For Netware users who require easy, high speed back up or removable storage, SyDOS drives now offer the ideal solution. These new product offerings answer very specific needs in the PC market for compatibility and connectivity."

The new unbundled product line will allow PC users to configure their system with a 44MB or 88MB removable cartridge disk drive and a choice of the SyDOS Host Adapter that matches their needs. Available in internal and external models, SyDOS unbundled drives offer a custom solution for virtually any PC or compatible. The external drive subsystem includes: drive, cartridge, hardware manual, and an external slim-line enclosure. The internal drive subsystem includes: drive, cartridge, hardware manual, and internal mounting hardware and cabling.

SyDOS's complete line of Host Adapter Kits are designed to work hand in hand with SyDOS drives. The newest product offerings, the Parallel Port Kit, the Enhanced Performance 16-bit Kit, and the new Novell Software Driver Kit complement the existing line of Host Adapters. These include the High Performance 16-bit Kit with a Bus Mastering adapter which supports DOS, Windows, and advanced operating systems including OS/2 and UNIX. The Standard Performance 8-bit Kit allows a low cost connectivity solution for SyDOS drives and supports DOS and Windows. The Micro Channel Kit allows PS/2 Micro Channel users easy attachment to SyDOS drives. The SyDOS Host Adapter Kits include: SyDOS host bus adapter, Windows-like installation software, software manual, and cabling.

SyDOS has also changed the packaging of the entire product line to be a "complete selling solution" with specifications, features, benefits and applications of the product indicated on the boxes for the benefit of customers. Packaging leads the customers to select other SyDOS Host Adapter and Accessory Kits along with their SyDOS drive.

SyDOS will still offer customers the bundled Value Pack line of 44MB and 88MB removable cartridge disk drives in internal, external or dual configurations at reduced prices. The Value Pack comes with everything a user needs in a "one box" solution. The Value Pack is ideal for PC users with standard systems who want to purchase everything they need in one box at a new low cost. The suggested list for the external 44MB SyDOS Value Pack has dropped by $186 to $799 while the 88MB external Value Pack list price dropped $230 to $999.

SyDOS subsystems are ideal for storage intensive applications such as desktop publishing, graphics, and multi-media. They are also ideal for high-speed file backup and restore operations working in conjunction with fixed disk drives, and can be used as a bootable system disk should the fixed disk drive fail. SyDOS removable cartridge disk drives offer the best warranty in the industry with a two year warranty on the SyDOS disk drive and a five year warranty on the SyQuest cartridge.

SyDOS is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, and is a division of SyQuest Technology, headquartered in Fremont, California. SyDOS was formed to distribute removable cartridge disk drives to the PC and compatibles marketplace. SyQuest has shipped over 750,000 disk drives and over 3 million data cartridges since its incorporation in 1982. The company commands over 90 percent of the removable hard-cartridge disk drive marketplace. SyQuest is a public company (NASDAQsymbol: SYQT).

SyDOS, 6501 Park of Commerce Blvd, Suite 110, Boca Raton, FL 33487

407-998-5400


Kolorist Color Correction Software
Columbus, Georgia, May 20, 1992 --- Fidelity Software Imaging (FSI), a division of F & S Incorporated, announces its new national dealer program for qualified re-sellers in the graphics marketplace.

Not seeking to attract "typical re-sellers" in the traditional sense, FSI has designed its dealer program emphasizing excellent margins, on-going sales/marketing/technical support, thorough product training, a lead generation assistance pro- gram, co-op advertising, trade show support and territory protection.

The goal is to attract re-sellers familiar with the graphics-related marketplace, and offer them a timely business opportunity to increase their profitability.

According to a recent report conducted by Market Intelligence Research Corporation (MIRC), the PC-Graphics market is expected to grow to $11.4 billion in 1992 and reach $13.8 billion by 1995.

FSI is the originator and developer of THE KOLORIST, a highly acclaimed color correction software package. Specifically, it enables users to produce high-end quality halftone separations using a personal computer. It is designed to SWOP and EURO ink standards.

THE KOLORIST is the industry's only color correction software product that effectively handles any process ink batch and produces extremely high quality reproductions that polemically out perform high-end systems.

"FSI has solved the color equation," states FSI president, Mr. Fred Morgan.

"We know what color means and why," he continues. "Unlike other systems, we mathematically compute color. This is a new technology that imbeds provable mathematical logic to color. It does not 'best guess' lookup tables that other systems use.

"FSI has something the public demands and deserves; a meaningful solution to color reproduction," he concludes.

For additional information about the product and/or re-seller business opportunity, direct your inquiries to: Mr. Casey Luczak, National Dealer Manager, FSI, 4410 N. Rancho Drive (#231), Las Vegas, NV 89130-3400. (TEL) 702/656-7611. (FAX) 702/656-7610.

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THE KOLORIST ---System Features

Color Correction Software Package. Provides the ability to color correct TARGA ll images with the selection "of a button". Version 2.0 is the only color correction software product that effectively handles any process ink batch and produces extremely high quality reproductions that polemically out perform high-end systems.

THE KOLORIST mathematically computes color from a patented method developed by FSI. There are no look-up tables, no "best guess" color. THE KOLORIST is designed to an industry standard, SWOP. The desktop computer can now produce consistent, high quality separations when using THE KOLORIST. A computer operator with literally no understanding of color can create superior separations in a matter of minutes with THE KOLORIST.

THE KOLORIST was developed by an experienced lithographer. It takes care of dot gain at set-up, the gamma is recommended to always be at 1.0 and black is GCR from 0 to 100%, a true gray component replacement.

With "a touch of a button" anyone now has the expertise of a color alchemist.

The only information needed by the operator is.....

.......name of the image.

.......line screen desired

.......how large the output image is to be.

In thirty (30) keystrokes or less, postscript files are created for the yellow, magenta, cyan and black. A 70MB file can be processed in less than ten minutes. No one does separations ---better, faster or simpler!

THE KOLORIST consists of three(3) modules:

1. PreHue. A soft proofing tool that allows the user to see where the RGB image will lose detail in CMYK. It also allows the user to correct areas in the original before going to the expense of making film and a color correct proof.

2. The Kolorist. (same name as package) Creates the four(4) postscript files that are sent to an imagesetter for film output.

3. The Kolorist Kalibration. A one-time alignment between the imagesetter and computer.


TOLTRAN Language Translation Systems
Barrington, Illinois, June 1, 1992 -- Six-year-old, TOLTRAN, LTD., having successfully established its international re-seller network, now seeks qualified U.S.-based business partners.

TOLTRAN, LTD. has developed a patented modular language translation system which utilizes a central. relationship between "source" and "destination" languages.

The net results are two software packages: FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT and TOLTRAN PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATION SYSTEM.

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT allows the rapid translation of documents from one language to another.

The TOLTRAN PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATION SYSTEM uses modules to provide true multilingual capability through a driver which commands one language (the source) to translate in one direction to another language (the destination). Any source language module may be combined with any destination language module.

Current available language modules include: English, Spanish, French and German. Soon to be released are: Italian, Japanese, Portugese, Russian and Chinese.

The TOLTRAN BUSINESS PARTNER PROGRAM is an ultimate business opportunity for qualified re-sellers who are involved with companies doing business on an international basis.

According to TOLTRAN, LTD. president, Mr Bruce Tolin, "There are two service industries specifically established to assist U.S. companies in doing business on an international basis.

"They are import/export businesses and translation service companies.

"Included within the traditional service businesses," he continues, " are court reporters, equipment manufacturers and communication-oriented operations such as travel agents."

Selected Business Partners will be authorized to sell both products in "protected territories" at substantial discounts.

TOLTRAN, LTD. will provide complete support, both technical and sales, and will provide each "partner" with ongoing qualified leads through highly visible, national public relations and advertising programs.

"Never before," concludes Tolan, " has the need for multilingual communication been so crucial as in today's global marketplace.

"TOLTRAN opens up this world of opportunity by providing its selected business partners instant international communications".

For additional information about the TOLTRAN BUSINESS PARTNER PROGRAM, simply direct all inquiries to: Mr. Casey Luczak, National Sales Manager, Toltran, Ltd., 4410 N. Rabcho Drive (#231), Las Vegas, Nevada 89130-3400. (TEL: 702/656-7611; FAX: 702/656-7610).


ASG Vertex Pella Designer for AutoCAD R11
ASG'S VERTEX DIVISION UPGRADES PELLA DESIGNER DOOR, WINDOW, AND SUNROOM PACKAGE

Version 3.0 features more Pella products and increased speed with AutoCAD R11.

SAUSALITO, CA. -- June 1, 1992. The Vertex division of ASG, the leading developer of electronic information, applications, and software interfaces for building product manufacturers, completed Pella Designer 3.0 in mid-May and released a large initial shipment to Rolscreen Company.

The new version of Pella's popular menu-driven CAD program features sunrooms, bay and bow windows, and The Architect Series of dad casements, double-hungs, circleheads, and in-swings. The program can be run with ASG Architectural, or as an AutoCAD stand-alone. It features full R11 compatibility.

Pella Designer uses AutoCAD's menu system to allow easy insertion of unit elevations, cross-sections, and installation accessories into CAD drawings. Creating product elevations and plan views is fast and easy--the user simply picks standard units from the on-screen table of sizes provided for each product. Complete product specifications are included for developing project specifications and can be edited with most word processors.

ASG's Vertex Division counts among its 30 manufacturer clients Du Pont, 3M, Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc., Boise Cascade Co., Allied-Signal, Inc., and Fry Reglet Corp. The division has developed interfaces with the specification, estimation, and analysis systems of SuperSpec, Timberline Software, Inc., Primavera Systems, and other industry leaders. ASG is an original Autodesk Strategic Developer of software applications for architects, engineers, contractors, and facility managers who use AutoCAD. The product line now features 14 fully integrated architectural, structural, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, piping, P&ID, civil engineering, and modeling/rendering/animation software applications for the personal computer.

ASG, 4000 Bridgeway, Suite 309, Sausalito, CA 94965

415-332-2123


Consise Guide to Microsoft Works for Windows
Concise Guide to Microsoft Works for Windows

Microsoft Works for Windows--the new generation of integrated software for the Microsoft Windows operating system--can now be put to work faster and easier than ever with the CONCISE GUIDE TO MICROSOFT WORKS FOR WINDOWS from Microsoft Press.

"This is a great way to get up and running with the word processing, drawing, spreadsheet, charting, and database tools in Microsoft Works for Windows," according to Libby Duzan, product manager for Microsoft Works for Windows. "Key concepts, important commands, and essential techniques are covered. It's an ideal reference for individuals or small business persons who don't have time to read a full-length book."

Author JoAnne Woodcock delivers instant answers to Microsoft Works for Windows questions-- addressing everything from installation to customization--in this handy guide. Part I gives the beginning user a foundation in using Works and Windows, maintaining files, and getting help. Pa-t II devotes a chapter to each major component of Works for Windows. Readers will quickly discover how to:

. Create, edit, and format word processor documents

. Insert clip art or drawings

. Create charts--complete with legends, labels, and tides

  based on spreadsheet data

. Develop a simple, efficient database that can accommodate

  thousands of records--then create and format a variety of

  useful reports

. Move text, numbers, drawings, and charts from one document

  to another

. Create and print form letters, labels, and envelopes using

  either the word processor or a combination of applications

Each topic is organized for easy access, procedures and options are clearly listed, and screen elements are labeled for quick identification. Appendixes include a guide to installing Microsoft Works for Windows and a handy reference to built-in formulas, called functions, to be used with the spreadsheet and the database applications. A comprehensive index leads readers quickly to information on any topic in the book. The CONCISE GUIDE TO MICROSOFT WORKS FOR WINDOWS is the ideal computer side reference for beginning to intermediate Microsoft Works for Windows users.

Currently a master writer for Microsoft Press, JoAnne Woodcock is the author of Microsoft Works for Windows and the Concise Guide to MS-DOS 5.0, and the senior contributor to the Microsoft Press Computer Dictionary, all published by Microsoft Press.

Microsoft Press is the trade book division of Microsoft Corporation and the leading publisher of quality user references and training guides for software applications such as Microsoft Works, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word. Microsoft Press books are also widely recognized as authorized editions for the MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems and Microsoft languages. Microsoft Press books are distributed to book and software retailers worldwide. Consumers in the United States may also order directly from the publisher at 1-800 MSPRESS.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ "MSFT") develops, markets, and supports a wide range of software for business and professional use, including operating systems, network products, languages, and applications, as well as books, hardware, and CD-ROM products for the microcomputer marketplace.

Microsoft Press, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052

206-882-8080


Learning & Running Windows 3.1

Microsoft Press Packages Bestselling Computer Book with Popular Disk-Based Interactive Tutorial

Now, two highly acclaimed computer software "how-to" guides are available in one super, low-priced package with LEARNING & RUNNING WINDOWS' 3.1 from Microsoft Press.

This special combination training and reference tool is ideal for new and intermediate computer users working with the Microsoft Windows operating system. Sold separately, these award-winning products have a combined suggested retail price of $87.90. Save almost $50.00!

Microsoft Productivity Pack for Windows 3.1 is the easy-to-use disk-based tutorial that helps new PC owners get up and running using the Microsoft Windows operating system. Guided practice sessions and on-screen instruction show how to accomplish everyday tasks like managing files, working with applications, maneuvering around the graphical interface, and automating and safeguarding the system.

Running Windows 3.1, 3rd edition the bestselling guide to Microsoft Windows--is the Microsoft Windows information source for thousands of PC users. Many keep a copy next to the computer for quick answers to day-to-day questions. Author Craig Stinson's straightforward presentation, realworld examples, and understandable descriptions provide solid information on basic to advanced concepts. Readers will discover how to control the entire computer system as they

. Maneuver through the Windows graphical interface

. Transfer data among applications

. Automate routine tasks

. Customize the Windows environment

. Optimize the system for top-notch performance

LEARNING & RUNNING WINDOWS 3.1 Requires the MS-DOS operating system version 3.1 or later, Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1; a personal computer using an 80286, 80386SX, 80386DX, or higher microprocessor, 1-MB memory; one 5.25-inch high-density (1.2-MB) disk drive; a hard disk; EGA, VGA, 8514/A, Hercules graphics card, or compatible video graphics adaptor and monitor (color recommended); and a Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device. One 1.2-MB 5.25-inch disk containing the Microsoft Productivity Pack for Windows 3.1 tutorial is bound into the inside back cover of Running Windows 3.1, 3rd edition. Ordering information for 3.5 inch disks is included.

Microsoft Press is the book division of Microsoft Corporation and the leading publisher of quality computer books on Microsoft products. More than 10 million users of all skill levels rely on a complete line of Microsoft Press books for training, reference, and on-the-job software support Titles ranging from streamlined tutorials for first-time computer users to technical references for professional programmers are distributed to book and software retailers worldwide. Consumers in the United States can also order directly from the publisher at l-800-MSPRESS.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") has become the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

Microsoft Press, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052

206-882-8080


Unicomp Healthcare Systems
CORAL SPRINGS, FL --- Thirteen-Year-Old, Unicomp Corporation of America, has justifiably established itself as the leader in customized turnkey computer systems for the healthcare field.

Since 1979, Unicomp has presented, installed and supported more than 300 varying healthcare facilities in south Florida with truly flexible, comprehensive and tailored computer systems. Each system performs a variety of financial, clinical and management functions.

More than 30 different types of healthcare organizations, from Allergy Immunology to Urology, are reaping the benefits of Unicomp's state-of-the-art technology in hardware, software and "warmware" (i.e., coined by Unicomp to mean personalized support and attention).

The Unicomp healthcare system can literally operate in over 70 operating systems. This results in total flexibility and hardware independence.

This also means accelerated growth for end-users, since obsolete software can always be easily replaced without removing hardware or existing operating systems.

Unlike many of its competitors in the healthcare field, Unicomp has maintained a "focus" second-to-none!

According to Unicomp president, Martin Kaplan, "From the very beginning, our objective was to design healthcare office systems that satisfied the demanding administrative and financial requirements associated with each type.

"Simultaneously," continues Kaplan, "we included features into each variation of our software that ensured improved patient care, ease of operation, advanced capabilities, data integrity and cost effectiveness."

For 13 dedicated years, the "focus" of Unicomp was to build a reputation in south Florida's healthcare community through providing end-users with a quality, personalized computer system coupled with on-going SERVICE in capital letters!

Today, that "focus" broadens as Unicomp launches its PRACTICE PARTNER PROGRAM -- a national campaign to address the healthcare market coast-to-coast!

The PRACTICE PARTNER PROGRAM is not designed for all resellers. However, it is the ultimate answer for re-sellers already in the healthcare field with a proven track-record.

The PRACTICE PARTNER PROGRAM is not your conventional dealer program, whereby Value-Added-Re-Sellers (VARS) are sought to sell" canned solutions" .

"On the contrary," explains Mr. Kaplan. "Our Partner Program is designed to alleviate channel conflicts through private labeling."

Accordingly, he points out seven direct benefits for qualified participants. They are:

(1). Elevates the re-seller to that of "originator," and in this capacity personalization to hardware and software can be accomplished.

(2). No price or territory restrictions. The product presented to the end-user becomes "one-of-a-kind".

(3). With 30 proven niche markets, each Practice Partner can grow and expand at its own pace.

(4). Guaranteed and ongoing software support by Unicomp. This eliminates considerable and unpredictable expenses.

(5). The "shopping" and "price comparison" games are eliminated. Locally, no one else is selling the "same product". Therefore, there is no retail price available for comparison.

(6). The "private labeling" concept commands "profit margin control" for each Practice Partner.

(7). The entire program builds a feeling of security with endusers, since it locally builds the personal image and specialization of the Practice Partner.

As part of the PRACTICE PARTNER PROGRAM, Unicomp will be providing its selected network of re-sellers with in-depth training, on-going support, customized literature, customized software for 30+ markets, a lead generation program and sales assistance.

Unicomp, 3701 Northwest 126th Ave, Coral Springs, FL 33065

305-755-1710


Berlitz Think & Talk CD-ROMs
May 8, 1992 -- HyperGlot Software Company and Berlitz International today announced the immediate release of a new line of foreign language CD-ROM software, Berlitz Think & Talk Spanish, French, German, and Italian for the Macintosh and MPC.

The Berlitz Think & Talk series is based on the world famous "Berlitz Method", a unique, proven technique which teaches practical language in record time. Lively dialogue and engrossing scenes filled with clever sound effects, music, and other audio cues in CD quality sound controlled interactively from the computer make learning enjoyable. By the end of this course, users will command and understand a vocabulary of more than 1,000 words.

The Think & Talk program contains 7-9 CD discs depending on the language. Think & Talk features complete interactive control of the audio CDs. Users can hear sentences as many times as they wish by simply clicking the mouse.

Think & Talk includes 50 language lessons and an online, bilingual dictionary of over 10,000 words that can be brought up at the click of a button.

Users who have a Farallon MacRecorder or a Macintosh with a built-in microphone, and MPC users with a microphone will be able to record their own voice into the program and compare it to the teacher's voice.

Michael J. Mulligan, Executive Vice President of Berlitz, commented that "the release of a Think & Talk computer software line marks an important point for both Berlitz and HyperGlot. Entry in interactive technologies well suited for language learning applications will further enhance Berlitz's extensive language offering. We are proud to combine our language service expertise with HyperGlot's foreign language software publishing experience to create an innovative series of high quality products on CD-ROM."

Sheila Dziubak, HyperGlot's Assistant Vice President of Sales and Marketing said that "pricing has been set at U.S. $199.00."

HyperGlot Software Company is the foremost source of multimedia foreign language software in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, and English for Macintosh, MPC, Windows, and DOS platforms. Its line of over 50 products appeal to a wide variety of people who are studying, have studied, or are interested in foreign languages.

Founded in 1878, Berlitz International, Inc. is the world's premier language services company. Berlitz operates 300 Language Centers and 30 translation centers in over 30 countries, and publishes a wide variety of language learning and travel materials. Berlitz International is a public company whose shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

The HyperGlot Software Company

PO Box 10746

Knoxville, TN 37939-0746

800-726-5087

615-558-8270


Compuhelp Travel Expense Reporter
Compuhelp, Inc. is now shipping TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTER, the most complete software available designed to automate the processing of domestic and international business travel expenses, for corporations and government institutions.

TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTER produces fast, legible and accurate reports, eliminating the hassle of handwritten pre-printed forms and manual calculations, with the capability of preparing expense reports during a business trip, using a laptop computer.

TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTER categorizes expense amounts: meals, entertainment, lodging, transportation, telephone, auto expense and miscellaneous, having each of them detailed comments recording option. While entering data, the program saves time by avoiding the entry of repetitive information like country, currency, conversion rate, perdiem amounts, etc.

The report can be summarized by categories, subcategories, dates and grand-total. Then, it efficiently generates expense reports which can be printed by detail or summary, and management reports, focused on travel expenses of the company and of each employee.

Expense reports also show prepaid tickets and other company expenses that are not included in the expense total amount, as well as the advances which will be deducted from the report total expense amount.

TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTER provides information maintenance of the employees associated to the expense reports, and keeps track of actual amounts and perdiem rates, so that, optionally, it checks for any perdiem discrepancy it may occur.

The Export/Import feature enables the interchange of reports among PCs and laptops running the TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTER, through the use of diskettes. It is possible to export information to other popular programs, such as Lotus 123, VisiCalc, Muitiplan, Symphony and Excel.

Particular effort has been made to provide a friendly user interface, with a spreadsheet approach, which speeds up the data entry process and gives an overall picture of the data entered. This--ls enhanced by the use of state-of-the-art technology, with pick lists, windows, hot keys and menus, backed by FoxPro 2.0, which is the most powerful database management system in the market for PCs and PC networks.

"TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTER" requires IBM PC-AT, PS/2, or compatible computer with a mandatory hard disk for the case of Single User version, and at least one floppy disk drive. It runs on PC DOS, or MS DOS Version 3.1 or higher, and for networks, on NETBIOS and Novell Netware environments. It needs at least 540K RAM memory to run, but available memory over this minimum will significantly improve performance. On 386-based machines with at least 2MB, optimum performance is achieved running the extended version of the program. In addition, it requires 5.5 MB of free disk space.

Pricing of TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTER is as follows: Network version $495.00 (Source Code included); Single User Version $295.00; Demo with Complete Manual $75.00; Demo with Partial Manual in diskette $35.00. Demo cost is applicable to further purchase. Shipping & Handling (inside United States) is included in above prices.

Compuhelp Inc

11401 S.W. 40th St, Suite 306, Miami, FL 33165

305-559-0061


Image-In Bundles 24-bit Video Card
June 22, 1992 -- Minneapolis, MN -- Image-In, Inc. announced today it is now shipping the Genoa 7900 Multimedia VGA video adapter free with the purchase of Image-In-Color Professional Full Pack. This special bundle includes the optional Image-In Read and Image-In Vect programs as well as the Genoa video card, a $299.00 suggested retail.

Image-In President Roy S. Ostenso states, "The Genoa 7900 Multimedia VGA card is capable of displaying 16.7 million colors at 640 x 480 resolution. This provides our customers a 24-bit true color image display solution with the Image-In 24-bit true color editing software." This offer is being made to customers who directly order from Image-In, Inc. or from an Image-In dealer.  There will be no increase in the $995.00 suggested retail price of Image-In-Color Professional Full Pack.

Mr. Ostenso further states "The largest complaint from our user base has not been the features or function of the Image-In-Color Professional software, but the poor color display of the images.

Most users have or have just purchased Super VGA video, which will only display 256 colors. The free Genoa video adapter is a high quality product which overcomes this problem." The Genoa card can drive a standard VGA monitor at 640 x 480 with 16.7 million colors.

It is also capable of 1024x768 with 256 colors with FlickerFree(TM) non-interlaced, vertical refresh rate up to 72 Hz. The 7900 is the latest in Video Graphics Array technology. It is 100% VESA, IBM VGA, EGA, CGA, MDA, and Hercules register compatible.

The Full Pack version of Image-In-Color Professional includes Image-In Read, a teachable OCR (Text recognition) program, and Image-In Vect, a sophisticated Raster-to-vector program. Both programs function as tools within the Image-In-Color Professionial toolbox.

Individually, each sells for $149.00.

Image-In software is developed by CPI of Geneva, Switzerland (41-22-343-6800), and distributed in North America by Image-In Inc., 406 E 79 St., Minneapolis, MN 55420, 612-888-3633, or FAX 612-888-3665


Compuhelp Trading Quote
Compuhelp, Inc. is now shipping TRADING QUOTE, designed to automate the processing of clients' quotes preparation and generation of requests for quote for distributors.

There are many accounting packages in the market for successful accomplishment of order processing, inventory control, billing, etc., but generally, there is a lack of an efficient handling of quotations. The purpose of TRADING QUOTE is to fill this gap.

TRADING QUOTE is a multicompany program that efficiently generates quotations and requests for quotes, with the possibility of consolidating several clients' quote inquiries into one or more requests for quote for one or more distributors, respectively. Then, suitable ready-to-send printout formats either for clients' quotes or requests for quote for distributors can be produced with no need of preprinted forms.

The program keeps track of pending clients' quotes, as well as of pending distributors' quotes. Along with this, it is provided a quotation history for any item, in reverse chronological order, so the last given prices to clients, received costs from distributors, quantities ordered, etc. are shown first.

While recording a request for quote, endless item descriptions, notes and comments can be entered. If a markup percentage was optionally assigned to an item in order to establish its desired profit percentage, then once the item cost is filled, the item price is automatically calculated, characteristic enhanced by the possibility of seeing the total amount and the margin at any time when working with a quote.

At any moment passwords may be assigned to users, controlling access to the program functions.

TRADING QUOTE offers the advantage of profiting the users' existing investment for those who have a database accounting system written in dBase like language. Thanks to the linking option, it can access to the current clients, vendors/distributors and items information from the accounting system. Three degrees of linking to the accounting system causes three modes of operation, according to the users' needs: totally linked (the quotation system Is automatically updated with accounting information); periodically refreshed (the quotation system is periodically updated with item, vendor and customer data from the accounting system); totally independent (the quotation system operates as a stand alone system).

Finally, the use of state-of-the-art technology, with pick lists, windows, hot keys and menus, backed by FoxPro 2.0, the most powerful database management system in the market for PCs and PC networks, makes TRADING QUOTE a friendly, easy-to-use program.

TRADING QUOTE requires IBM PC-AT, PS/2, or compatible computer with a mandatory hard disk for the case of Single User version, and at least one floppy disk drive. It runs on PC DOS, or MS DOS Version 3.1 or higher, and for networks, on NETBIOS and Novell Netware environments. It needs at least 540K RAM memory to run, but available memory over the minimum will significantly improve performance. On 386-based machines with at least 2MB, optimum performance is achieved running the extended version of the program. In addition, it requires 5.5 MB of free disk space.

Pricing of TRADING QUOTE is as follows: Network version $695.00 (Source Code included); Single User Version $495.00; Demo with Complete Manual $75.00; Demo with Partial Manual in diskette $35.00. Demo cost is applicable to further purchase. Shipping & Handling (inside United States) is included in above prices.

Compuhelp Inc

11401 S.W. 40th St, Suite 306, Miami, FL 33165

305-559-0061


NSSI LanSafe/A.I.+ Power Management Swr
(SAN DIEGO, June 17, 1992) Network Security Systems, Inc. (NSSI) announces that LanSafe/A.I.+ is the first power management software to successfully complete the Microsoft Compatibility Labs Testing Program for Microsoft LAN Manager 2.10 peripherals. LanSafe/A.I.+ for OS/2 and LAN Manager, together with NSSI's Intelligent Power System (IPS) hardware, allows system administrators to centrally manage, diagnose and adjust parameters of network-wide power conditions. The software provides orderly shutdown of servers and workstations, a user customizable shutdown process for each power node and concurrent monitoring of multiple remote power nodes. No other UPS vendor offers this capability in a LAN Manager environment.

Ty Graham, Program Manager for Microsoft's Compatibility Labs states, "Microsoft's rigorous and comprehensive testing program assures our customers that LanSafe/A.I. + is compatible with LAN Manager 2.1. Customers requiring functions beyond LAN Manager's basic UPS support will find LanSafe/A.I.+ power management software an added value."

LanSafe/A.I. + installs as an icon on the OS/2 Presentation Manager screen and is fully icon driven. Color coded windows and icons lets managers check the power status of a server or a workstation supported by a UPS, change power parameters, test components or check operating logs to quickly and easily troubleshoot potential power anomalies.

LanSafe/A.I. + complements NSSI's line of UPS systems, the IPS/A.I. 600 (600VA 480 watts) priced at $699, the IPS/A.I. 800 (800VA, 640 watts) and the IPS/A.I. 1200 (1200VA, 960 watts) for $1,299. These units protect multiple servers or CPUs, intelligent hubs, multiple workstations, telecommunications equipment and minicomputers against power surges, brownouts and blackouts. LanSafe/A.I. + for OS/2 is purchased separately for $135. LanSafe/A.I. + is also available for Novell networks: $99 for the 286 (VAP) and $135 for the 386 (NLM) version.

Network Security Systems Inc.'s (NSSI) product strategy revolves around intelligent uninterruptible power supply hardware products: the IPS/A.I. 600, 800 and 1200 series, and network power management software, LanSafe/A.I. + . These products provide an integrated and compatible platform for overall network power and security management.

Network Security Systems Inc

9401 Waples St, San Diego, CA 92121

619-587-7950


Fascinating & Unique Ways to Use Your Computer
SAN DEGO--Right now, there are over 45 million personal computers humming away on desks and tabletops all over the country. The vast majority of those computers are used for word processing, making them nothing more than expensive typewriters. In her new book, Hundreds of Fasanating & Unique Ways fo Use Your Computer, author Tina Rathbone throws caution to the wind and explores all the untold potential uses for PCs -- from monitoring health and nutrition to exploring love and relationships.

"Computers can do so much more than just number crunching and letter writing," says Rathbone. "They can bring fun and organization to all your home activities, plus suggest some new ones."

Some of the computer uses explored in the book include supervising your diet and exercise regimes, learning to grow a beautiful garden, mastering a foreign language, gaining insight into your love and relationship skills, even monitoring your child's illness and well-being. Hundreds of unique and unusual software programs are presented spanning dozens of activities and interests, from astrology to car maintenance.

Tina, who is currently the editor for Supercomputing Review Magazine, spends much of her spare time tracking down and writing about unusual software to help with her gardening, sewing and gourmet cooking hobbies. She even shows readers how to hunt down software--however obscure--to use in their own personal interests and hobbies.

Hundreds of Fascinating and Unique Ways to Use Your Computer is one of 18 easy-to-read books about computers published by Computer Publishing Enterprises, "The Human Side of Computers," of San Diego, Califomia For more information about this book--or any CPE title call 1-800-544-5541 inside the United States and Canada, or write to P.O. Box 23478, San Diego, CA 92193.

Computer Publishing Enterprises

PO Box 23478, San Diego, CA 92193

3655 Ruffin Rd, Suite 110, San Diego, CA 92123

800-544-5541, 619-576-0353


Hauppauge PC For Windows with 33MHz CPU
Newest Hauppauge PC For Windows(TM) system is world's first to use speedy new CHIPS & Technologies Super38605DX(TM) 33 MHz cpu; 486-like speeds at $1595 price.

Hauppauge Computer Works, Inc. (Hauppauge, NY) announces the world's first system based on the speedy new CHIPS & Technologies, Inc. Super38605DX(TM) cpu. This 33 MHz cpu incorporates on-chip cache for 50% better performance than the industry's 386DX cpus. It is at the heart of a complete Windows(TM)-optimized system with 4 MB RAM (plus a 64K static RAM cache), an 80 MB hard disk, a Local Bus graphics accelerator, a superVGA display and pre-loaded DOS 5.0, Windows 3.1 and Norton(R) Desktop(TM) for Windows 2.0 software. The new Hauppauge PC For Windows(TM) model 3CT1 starts at $1595 (all prices suggested US resale from Hauppauge Direct).

"The two things everybody wants these days," says Hauppauge President Ken Aupperle, "are better price and better performance. With the new CHIPS & Technologies Super38605DX on our own motherboards, this new system delivers both. And today, it's the only system in the world that's got it."

CHIPS & Technologies, Inc. President & CEO Gordon A. Campbell says, "Hauppauge is building for a tough, performance-hungry marketplace with its PC For Windows systems. Now, thanks to our new Super38605DX, they can deliver more MIPS with CHIPS - and do it at a very attractive price."

The new Super38605DX microprocessor is a high-performance, forward-engineered implementation of x86 microprocessor architecture. At an equivalent clock frequency, it offers performance gains of 50% or more over conventional '386 processors. This performance gain is due to its advanced five-stage pipeline, coupled with a 512-byte direct-mapped instruction cache that's integrated on the microprocessor itself.

For further information contact Hauppauge Computer Works, Inc., 91 Cabot Court, Hauppauge, NY 11788; (516) 434-1600; fax: 516-434-3198.


Chem-X Builds Molecules Even Faster
Chemical Design is pleased to announce that significant enhancements have been made to the 3D structure builder within Chem-X, making it even faster. The improved algorithms mean that steroid molecules and other complex structures containing multiple fused rings can be built from 2D data with acceptable stereochemistry in seconds, rather than in minutes. This has already been used to great advantage in building the Chapman and Hall 3D database of approximately 120,000 Natural Products, soon to be released by Chemical Design.

The Chem-X builder is now so powerful that it can build around 100,000 3D compounds per day. In addition, a major benefit for the user is that it allows fast, interactive structure building at a terminal and also faster creation of customer 3D databases.

Structures can be rapidly created in Chem-X using 2D draw and converted to give 3D coordinates, the basis for further modeling studies, using the 3D structure builder. Alternatively, the modeler can use the 3D sketch facility and fragment library. Either way, molecules are built quickly and reliably allowing the chemist to make the transition from the initial idea of a new molecule to seeing it in 3D on the screen in seconds.

Chemical Design is the leading supplier of molecular modeling and 3D database systems, with over 350 installations of its Chem-X software worldwide. Chem-X is used for new product research in areas as diverse as pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, petrochemicals, polymers and protein engineering. It provides facilities for structure visualization, computation and databases. Customers include divisions of most major multinational chemical and pharmaceutical companies as well as many leading academic research centers. Chem-X is available for PC, Apple Macintosh, UNIX workstation and VAX computers.

Chemical Design Inc

200 Route 17 South, Suite 120, Mahwah, NJ 07430

201-529-3323


WordStar for DOS Made Easy
WordStar for DOS Made Easy by Walter A. Ettlin

Osborne/McGraw-Hill announces publication of WordStar for DOS Made Easv, a new edition of the all-time bestselling book to WordStar -- WordStar Made Easy -- now revised to cover version 7, As one of the first Made Easy books published by Osborne in 1981, combined editions of WordStar Made Easy have now surpassed the half million mark in copies sold.

In this latest edition, Walt Ettlin helps users learn to master WordStar for DOS with expert coverage on the new interface with dialog boxes for quick selection; new macro language that lets users automate routine tasks; fax support for more versatile telecommunications; Windows Clipboard to exchange text between WordStar and other programs; and much rnore.

Beginning users can take advantage of what this book is famous for -- Ettlin's skill at introducing users to WordStar and wordprocessing basics. After explaining how to create and work with documents, Ettlin covers many of WordStar's time-saving features such using the head/footer commands, checking flles with the dictionary, building an index and a table of contents, and using the drawing feature.

With WordStar for DOS Made Easv, users will be able to master this popular program and all its newest features with minimal effort and maximum benefit.

$19.95         ISBN:  0-07-881772-2      400 pages

Osborne/McGraw-Hill

2600 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710

510-549-6600


The Human Body, Parts I & II
Substance Abuse Education, Inc. announces the release of a new educational computer software program in the health and guidance series: The Human Body - Parts I & II .

The Human Body Parts I & II is a (2) disk program that presents the location and function of the major internal and external structures of the human body. Interactive questions and extensive color graphics are used throughout. A self-assessment test is included with each program to evaluate the learner.

The Human Body Part I Presents:

. Anatomical terminology and landmarks

. Basic function of the body systems

. The Circulatory System

The Human Body Part II Presents:

.   The Respiratory System

.   The Musculoskeletal System

.   The Nervous and Endocrine Systems

    Part I - Heart, arteries and veins

.   The Digestive System

    Part II - Electrical System of the heart

.   The Urinary and Reproductive Systems and

    lymphatic system

Single copy price for (2) disk program: $ 79.95 Networkable version: $400.00

Computer Requirements: MS DOS (IBM-PC) compatible computer with CGA, EGA or VGA Color monitor recommended, but not required - 512 K memory. Single disk drive - DOS 3.1 or higher. Grade Level 7-12

* NOTE: The Human Body Parts I & II has replaced Basics of the Human Body series listed on pages 1 & 2 in the Educational Software Catalog.

Substance Abuse Education Inc

670 South 4th St, Edwardsville, KS 66113

913-441-1868


Dvorak's Guide to PC Telecomm 2nd Edition
Dvorak's Guide to PC Telecommunications. Second Edition

(Includes One 3.5-Inch Diskette)

by John C. Dvorak and Nick Anis

Dvorak*Osborne/McGraw-Hill amlounce publication of the all new second edition of Dvorak's Guide to PC Telecommunications, the bestselling book/disk package that received worldwide praise as THE telecommunications bible. Osborne's new edition includes outstanding software, highlighted by such programs as the newly expanded and improved version of Telix; John McAfee!s acclaimed anti-virus shareware programs; plus many important utilities that can help turn users into pros. Dvorak and Anis also include hundreds of dollars worth of special discounts.

Packed with information, the book contains everything from installing modems and software, to flnding out what's available in telecommunications programs, e-mail, bulletin boards, shareware and more. Experienced users can gain insights through Dvorak and Anis' detailed coverage on topics such as troubleshooting problems with modems; mastering file transfer protocols; networking with Notebook and Palmtop computers; working with micro-tomainframe connections and much more. Readers will also discover a comprehensive appendices including modem switch settings, access numbers, Dvorak's recommended software, and important resources.

For anyone interested in maximizing their online time, Dvorak's Guide to PC Telecommunications, Second Edition, is the definitive source to evelything telecommunications has to offer.

$39.95       ISBN:  0-07-881787-0      1050 pages

Osborne/McGraw-Hill

2600 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710

510-549-6600


Query Rebuild in Chem-X 3D Database
Chemical Design is pleased to announce the addition of a query rebuild option for 3D database searching using its Chem-X software, making searching for trial structures even simpler. A Chem-X generated 3D search query consists of a required set of atoms at specific interatomic distances. During a database search, the query is compared with stored 3D structures and matches are recorded.

Query rebuild is important, allowing the researcher to create a valid search query from a set of disconnected components rather than having to specify a precisely defined structure. After one identifies the essential components in the query and enters them into Chem-X using the 2D drawing facility, interatomic distances and angles are defined. Then one chooses the query rebuild option to have Chem-X automatically build the 3D geometry of the query.

Query rebuild has made 3D query generation in Chem-X much faster. Search structures can now be created in less than one minute. In addition, a new query may be generated by refining a known active structure. Chem-X will take an active structure and modify it according to defined geometric constraints, e.g., inter-atomic distances, which the researcher wishes to apply, thus generating the best conformation for the query.

Chemical Design is the leading supplier of molecular modeling and 3D database systems, with over 350 installations of its Chem-X software worldwide. Chem-X is used for new product research in areas as diverse as pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, petrochemicals, polymers and protein engineering. It provides facilities for structure visualization, computation and databases. Customers include divisions of most major multinational chemical and pharmaceutical companies as well as many leading academic research centers. Chem-X is available for PC, Apple Macintosh, UNIX workstation and VAX computers.

Chemical Design Inc

200 Route 17 South, Suite 120, Mahwah, NJ 07430

201-529-3323


Clipper Programming
Clipper Programming by Brett Oliver and Jim Sheldon

Osborne/McGraw-Hill announces publication of a fast-paced introduction to Clipper, the versatile extension of the dBASE programming language. In Clipper Programming, Brett Oliver, founder of Nantucket and author of the very first Clipper applica.tions, and Jim Sheldon, who has programmed in Clipper from its inception, cover versions 5.0 and 5.01.

The authors begin the book by explaining Clipper fundamentals through an easy-to-follow format, before moving on to covering the design of a stand-alone application.

Experienced database programmers will quickly get up to speed with Clipper by following the full-fledged customer database application that the authors develop to illustrate programming concepts and techniques, commands, and tips.

In later chapters, the authors explore the advanced features of Clipper through their coverage of topics that include, calling C and assembler, manipulating objects, creating commands and much more.

Packed with tips and techniques, Oliver and Sheldon's book provides a comp].ete understanding of the Clipper programming environment.

$29.95           ISBN:  0-07-881758-7      400 pages

Osborne/McGraw-Hill

2600 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710

510-549-6600


Drum Blaster Sound Effects
Drum Blaster

. Play earth-shaking sound effects!

. Loads of fun for your whole family!

. Annoy your neighbors!

Announcing the first shareware Sound release from Epic MegaGames! This product turns your Sound Blaster-equipped PC into a professional-sounding drum pad featuring digitized sound effects. Drum Blaster also works with the tiny built-in speaker on plain old PC's, but the sounds won't shake your house nearly as much.

Fact: There are over 500,000 Sound Blaster users already, and Creative Labs (the manufacturers) expect to sell a quarter of a million more every six months. This is an enormous market, and Sound Blaster-compatible products are among the most-demanded in shareware.

Created by Larry Tipton, the first release of Drum Blaster won first place in a national Sound Blaster programming contest on Rusty & Edie's BBS. Now teamed up with Epic MegaGames, this new release has bundles of improvements and is already taking the Sound Blaster world by storm!

Drum Blaster turns your PC's keyboard into a drum pad -- each key produces a unique digitized drum sound, allowing you to tap out drum rhythms. After enjoying that, you can also turn your keyboard into a piano and play your favorite tunes. Drum Blaster includes 40 digital sound samples including drums, voices, sound effects, and instruments. (Note: Our favorites are the room-shaking bass drum and the sliding electric guitar!)

You can also bring up one of several background tunes from the disk, and drum along with the rhythms. Drum Blaster can play any CMF music file, the standard for Sound Blaster music (Note: the background tunes require a Sound Blaster!) -Bundled with Drum Blaster are ten complete and specially-designed tunes.

Press Information: For more information contact Tim Sweeney 301-299-3841 (Information) 800-354-2390 (Orders Only) 70451,633 (Compuserve)

Epic MegaGames

10406 Holbrook Drive Potomac, MD 20854


Jill of the Jungle
Jill of the Jungle is the hottest shareware game release ever! Epic MegaGames brings you a new era in computer entertainment with this 256-color VGA arcade-adventure game which is up to par with the top Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo hits. Features digital sound effects and a musical soundtrack for the Sound Blaster and compatible cards!

Guide the beautiful Jill through twenty huge smooth-scrolling levels, each filled with vivid new scenery and animated creatures. Not only can Jill run, jump, and use weapons -- she can also magically transform into other creatures such as birds, fish, and frogs. In fact, you will do quite a bit of hopping, flying, and swimming to solve this game.

Jill also supports CGA and EGA cards, but the real thrill of this game is the spectacular 256-color VGA artwork and animation. In fact, we believe games like Duke Nukum could learn a few tricks from the smoothly-animated Jill.

Requirements:

. CGA, EGA, or VGA graphics

  (supports high-quality 256-color graphics.)

. 80286 or faster processor recommended

. 512K memory and DOS 3.0 or later

Also supports:

. Sound Blaster & compatible music cards

. Joystick

Note: You can probably tell that we here at Epic MegaGames are very proud of this release. After nine months in production and the extensive work of an artist, musician, and a professional Nintendo animator, we feel this game is really hot!

Epic MegaGames, 10406 Holbrook Dr, Potomac, MD 20854


Celotex Acoustical Ceilings Electronic Cadalog
CELOTEX ACOUSTICAL CEILINGS SYSTEMS ELECTRONIC CADALOG RELEASED

The CADalog allows visual selection of Celotex ceilings on the PC, competitive cross-referencing, and direct printing of text and details.

SAUSALITO, CA.--June 1, 1992. The Vertex Division of ASG, the leading developer of electronic information for building product manufacturers, and Celotex Corporation of Tampa, Florida announce the release of the Celotex CELO-CADD Acoustical Ceilings Systems Electronic CADalog. The Celotex CADalog is available free to qualified professionals through Celotex Corporation and its representatives. It is the seventeenth Electronic CADalog produced by Vertex for building product manufacturers and associations.

The Celotex CADalog allows designers to access the technical information, specifications text, and detail drawings of over 70 Celotex ceilings systems on their personal computer. Users can visually select Celotex ceilings through icons on the screen. Selections can be made by the characteristics of the ceiling application to be used, by specific Celotex products, or by products from other manufacturers. The third method uses a cross-referencing feature to identify the Celotex equivalent of competitive systems.

The Celotex CADalog also lets designers build a custom specification for concealed or exposed ceiling systems. Product specifications and details can be printed out directly, or may be transferred to word processing or CAD software for incorporation into construction documents.

The Celotex CELO-CADD Electronic CADalog runs on DOS-based computers and requires no special setup to work. Its simple pull-down menu interface, common to all Vertex Electronic CADalogs, makes it very easy to use.

Specification text is output in ASCII format; drawings are output in DXF format.

ASG's Vertex Division, a leading developer of electronic manufacturers' information and software applications since 1987, adds Celotex to a list of 30 clients that includes Du Pont, 3M, Pella/Rolscreen Co., Boise Cascade Co., AlliedSignal, Inc., and Fry Reglet Corp. The division has developed interfaces with the specification, estimation, and analysis systems of SuperSpec, Timberline Software, Inc., Primavera Systems, and other industry leaders. ASG is an original Autodesk Strategic Developer of applications for architects, engineers, and contractors who use AutoCAD. Its product line now features 14 fully integrated architectural, structural, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, piping, P&ID, civil engineering, and modeling/rendering/animation software applications for the PC. Celotex Corporation is recognized as the pioneer of the world's first Acoustical Ceiling and has maintained for 70 years a consistent record of quality performance, creative designs, and innovative technology. Celotex offers a complete line of ceilings manufactured by a CAST, NODULAR, or WET-FELTED process. Each process offers specifiers an exceptional choice of designs, colors, and decorative edge details.

ASG, 4000 Bridgeway, Suite 309, Sausalito, CA 94965

415-332-2123


Word for Windows Companion 2nd Edition
The Cobb Group's Word for Windows Companion, 2nd ed.

WORD FOR WINDOWS COMPANION--the definitive guide to the world's most popular word processing program for the Microsoft Windows operating system--has now been completely updated to cover version 2.0.

Authors Mark Crane, M. David Stone, and Alfred Poor have packed this new edition of the Cobb Group classic with detailed explanations, step-by-step instruction, real-world examples, and loads of advice. It's the most comprehensive Microsoft Word for Windows tutorial and reference available!

WORD FOR WINDOWS COMPANION makes learning and using Microsoft Word for Windows faster, easier, and more enjoyable. New or occasional users will quickly master the essentials of producing and printing documents before progressing to more complex topics such as advanced formatting techniques and built-in word processing utilities. Users familiar with earlier versions of Word for Windows will learn about all the extraordinary improvements and added features of version 2.0 such as:

Drag and Drop--Move words, sentences, and even paragraphs simply by highlighting text and dragging it to a new location.

Toolbar--Easily format text, columns, and tables; create a drawing; or perform any number of other common tasks.

Graphics Enhance a document's appearance with maps, diagrams, charts, and more.

Envelopes--Address envelopes by simply clicking the envelope button on the Toolbar.

Bullets and Numbers--Create bulleted or numbered lists with the click of a button.

Integrated Grammar Checker--Check spelling, usage, and punctuation instantly.

Find File--Search by author or any key word in a document to locate and preview a file.

Print Merge Helper--Create complex personalized form letters and data files easily.

Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)--Paste data or graphics from another Windows-based application into documents and maintain automatic links with other applications for easy updating.

Handy appendixes cover Microsoft Windows operating system basics as well as mouse and keyboard techniques. A comprehensive index helps users quickly locate information on any topic in the book.

Mark Crane has written or cowritten several bestselling books and journals about personal computer software and hardware, including books about Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word for Windows, Microsoft Excel, and the Hewlett Packard LaserJet printer. He currently serves as The Cobb Group's product marketing manager.

M. David Stone has been working with and writing about personal computers since 1981. He is a contributing editor at PC Magazine, where he writes the "Working Word" column.

Alfred Poor is a writer, industry analyst, and PC Magazine contributing editor who works out of his "electronic cottage" in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Microsoft Press is the book division of Microsoft Corporation and the leading publisher of quality computer books on Microsoft products. More than 10 million users of all skill levels rely on a complete line of Microsoft Press books for training, reference, and on-the-job software support. Titles

ranging from streamlined tutorials for first-time computer users to technical references for professional programmers are distributed to book and software retailers worldwide. Consumers in the United States can also order directly from the publisher at 1-800-MSPRESS.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") has become the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

Microsoft Press, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052

206-882-8080


MS Windows for Pen Computing Programmer's Ref.
Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing

Programmer's Reference

Version 1 for Microsoft Windows 3.1

Programmers who are developing or considering developing pen-based applications for Windows now have key technical data at their fingertips with the MICROSOFT WINDOWS FOR PEN COMPUTING PROGRAMMER'S REFERENCE.

Distributed to book and software stores as part of the Programmer's Reference Library from Microsoft Press, this guide for experienced developers includes a mini tutorial and the application programming interface (API) reference for the Microsoft Windows operating system for Pen Computing extensions. It is the official documentation included in the Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) and the published version of the online documentation in the Microsoft C/C++/Windows SDK 3.1 upgrade package.

The Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing extensions to the Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1 provide a rich environment for developing pen-based applications and for enhancing existing Windows-based applications to take advantage of pen input devices. The Pen extensions include a special set of dynamic link libraries (DLLs) and drivers that enable pen-based input and handwriting recognition in Microsoft Windows 3.1.

The first half of the book lays the foundation for programming with the Pen extensions, providing an overview of the architecture, an introduction to the components of the user interface, and a sample application and sample recognizer--the DLL that translates pen input into recognizable symbols.

The second half of the book offers a comprehensive and detailed look at the API routines, concluding with a summary of pen-related structures, messages, and constants. A comprehensive index helps readers quickly locate information on any topic in the book.

Microsoft believes that adding Pen extensions to version 3.1 of the Windows operating system will accelerate the everyday use of pen computing. Applications written for Windows that have appropriate uses on pen-based machines can be made "pen aware" with considerably less development time than it would take to build a similar application from scratch for a pen-dedicated operating system. Building pen-dedicated applications from scratch with the Pen extensions and the core Windows API will also be easier for developers already familiar with programming for Windows.

Microsoft Press is the book division of Microsoft Corporation and the leading publisher of quality books on Microsoft products. More than 10 million computer users of all skill levels rely on a complete line of Microsoft Press books for training, reference, and on-the-job software support. Titles ranging from streamlined tutorials for first-time computer users to technical references for professional programmers are distributed to book and software retailers worldwide. Consumers in the United States can also order directly from the publisher at 1-800 MSPRESS.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MST") has become the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

Microsoft Press, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052

206-882-8080


USRobotics Migration Path to CCITT 28.8 Kbps Std
U.S. ROBOTICS ANNOUNCES THE LAST MODEM YOU'LL EVER BUY

Provides Migration Path to Forthcoming CCITT 28.8 Kbps Standard

SKOKIE, Ill. -- June 8, 1992 -- U.S. Robotics today announced an upgrade program for the CCITT-proposed standard of 28.8 Kbps, previously referred to as V.FAST. The Courier V.32bis, Courier HST Dual Standard and Shared Access Modem Sharing Kits are the products currently included in the program. Field upgrades will be available for $299 as soon as the CCITT 28.8 Kbps draft recommendation is completed. Official approval of the standard is not expected until January, 1994.

"The CCITT-proposed 28.8 Kbps standard won't be a reality for most manufacturers until 1994," said Jonathan Zakin, U.S. Robotics executive vice president, sales and marketing. "By offering modems ready for 28.8 Kbps now, we're providing insurance against technical obsolescence. Customers can purchase a Courier high-speed modem or Shared Access Modem Sharing Kit now and take advantage of the most updated technology available. When the 28.8 Kbps standard becomes available later, they'll already have a cost-effective upgrade option and won't have to reinvest in new equipment."

"Key to the 28.8 Kbps program is the fact that the upgrade to the Courier high-speed modems and Shared Access Modem Sharing Kits can be completed by the end user at their worksite, which reduces their "down" time and eliminates excess costs like shipping and handling," continued Zakin. "You may hear about other 28.8 Kbps modems that are available now, but until the standard is defined, no one knows what hardware will be needed to comply. Our unique modem architecture makes future "field" upgrades a realistic and simple procedure."

Because of U.S. Robotics' advanced modular modem architecture, the company's Courier V.32bis, Courier HST Dual Standard, and Shared Access modems are readily upgradable to 28.8 Kbps. The modems are made up of a motherboard and a smaller daughterboard, which holds the modems' microprocessors and firmware. The current, high-speed daughterboard can easily be replaced with a new board containing the 28.8 Kbps CCITT standard. U.S. Robotics is the only modem manufacturer to implement this kind of flexible design.

"In the CCITT, the previously called "V.FAST" standard has gained universal support at the 28.8 Kbps speed," said Dale Walsh, U.S. Robotics vice president, advanced development and participant in the CCITT committee on the 28.8 Kbps standard. "This is how our modular architecture works. The data pump (which executes the modulation and demodulation of the data), and the key controller functions (which perform the data compression, error control and the AT command set) are on one board, making upgrades simple. We can easily make the data pump faster and upgrade the controller functions to keep up with the new speed. It's all in just one small plugin card."

Because compatibility with CCITT standards is crucial, U.S. Robotics' availability and implementation of the 28.8 Kbps standard will depend on the CCITT's progress. At this time, the standard is expected to define a connect speed of 28.8 Kbps, two times faster than V.32bis, the fastest CCITT standard now available.

U.S. Robotics is one of the first vendors to announce a program for 28.8 Kbps compatibility. The company has a history of industry "firsts," including the first CCITT V.32bis modem from a major manufacturer, the first self-managing modem management system and the first portable CCITT V.32 modem.

U.S. Robotics will upgrade any Modem Sharing Kit to 28.8 Kbps. Current Courier models, which have the smaller footprint and a higher, 57.6 Kbps, DCE to DTE (modem-to-computer) interface speed, are also upgradable. The company's upgrade program does not include WorldPort and Sportster modems.

U.S. Robotics Courier modems offer a wide range of features, including fax, remote configuration, and synchronous capabilities. The Shared Access Modem Sharing Kits, which began shipping in March, 1992, allow for the pooling of modems on a LAN so that a LAN user can access them for dial-in or dial-out communications.

The following products will be upgradable to 28.8 Kbps:

Courier V.32 bis, internal & external (57,600 bps versions only)

Courier HST Dual Standard, internal & external (57,600 bps versions only)

Courier V.32 bis FAX, internal and external

Courier HST Dual Standard FAX, internal and external

Shared Access Modem Sharing Kit Single Port and Dual Port

U. S. Robotics, Inc., (NASDAQ: USRX) is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of data communications hardware and software. Product lines include the Shared Access communications resource-sharing products; Total Control modem management system for central data sites; BLAST software products for terminal emulation, file transfer and remote control; Courier data and fax/data modems for corporate users; WorldPort data and fax/data portable modems for traveling professionals; and Sportster data and fax/data modems for small business, home office and entry-level users. Both corporate headquarters and manufacturing operations are based in Skokie, Ill. U.S. Robotics owns and operates Miracom Technology Ltd., Slough, England, and U.S. Robotics, s.a., Lille, France. The company markets its products to business, industry, government agencies and original equipment manufacturers.

U.S. Robotics Inc

8100 North McCormick Blvd, Skokie, IL 60076

708/982-5010    800-DIAL-USR


CCITT V.Fast 28.8 Kbps Standard
CCITT COMMITTEE MEMBERS CALL FOR STANDARDIZED APPROACH

Challenge Vendor For Co-Opting 28.8 Kbps Standard

SKOKIE, Ill., -- June 8, 1992 --Two members of the Consultative Committee on International Telephony and Telegraphy (CCITT) have challenged the recent introduction of a modem by Motorola Codex that Motorola Codex claims conforms to the developing CCITT standard for 28.8 Kbps dial-up communication.

The standard is known in its working form as "V.Fast," a nickname Motorola Codex borrowed for its 326XFAST modem. But with the CCITT study group at least a year from agreeing on a standard, and the standard itself not expected to be officially adopted until 1994, any claims of conformance are dubious, according to the committee members.

"Most of the fundamental things haven't even been agreed on yet," said Dick Stuart, chairman of the CCITT committee developing the 28.8 Kbps standard and technology vice president of Penril Datacomm Networks, Gaithersburg, Md. "I've had people suggest to me that we change the preliminary name for the standard (V.Fast) just because of what has happened. Some people have even asked me if we can have a number assigned to the standard, whereas normally that's one of the last things we do."

Dale Walsh, vice president for advanced development at U.S. Robotics, Inc., says the Motorola Codex modem incorporates some early proposals that the company made to the CCITT committee. "But it doesn't conform to the standard we are working on," Walsh said. "Nobody can make that claim yet."

Stuart said that Motorola Codex's move creates confusion for customers and could delay work on the standard.

"Now it becomes more of an issue of turf protection for the committee, rather than trying to get the best recommendation for all concerned," he said. "It' s tough for a body to come to an agreement when maybe what they'd be agreeing on has already been done by one manufacturer."

Jonathan Zakin, executive vice president of sales and marketing at U.S. Robotics, noted that while Motorola Codex promises an upgrade path when the 28.8 Kbps dial-up standard is adopted, USR is the only firm offering a field upgrade. The company will offer users the opportunity to purchase an easily installed daughterboard that will plug in to existing USR modems, thus allowing an upgrade to the CCITT standard when it is finalized.

"Nobody knows what the standard for '28.8' will be, but we do know what the maximum hardware upgrade will be," said Zakin. "So while we won't say that our modems conform to the 28.8 standard, we can say that our modular architecture provides a clear upgrade path to whatever that standard will be. And it's something a user can install in 10 minutes -- which means they won't be without their modem while it's at some factory being upgraded."

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CCITT 28.8 Kbps STANDARD: BACKGROUNDER

SKOKIE, Ill., -- June 8, 1992 --The standard for 28.8 Kbps dial-up communications being developed by the CCITT will stretch the limits of dial-up telephone lines. But don't expect to be sending files at top speeds immediately.

Dale Walsh, vice president for advanced development at U.S. Robotics, Inc., cautions that most users won't be able to achieve the maximum speeds permitted under the standard right away. When the standard is adopted, modems that conform should be able to transmit at 19.2 Kbps on lines where a modem conforming to V.3bis (the current high-speed standard) can now transmit at 14.4 Kbps. But Walsh, a member of the CCITT committee developing the standard, says it is being formulated with the increasing digitization of dial-up phone networks in mind.

"The improved quality of phone lines, as much as any modem technology improvements, has made high-speed dial-up communications possible," says Walsh. "We are designing the standard keeping in mind that phone networks will use more and more digital circuits and digital central office switches."

Consequently, speeds in the neighborhood of 28.8 Kbps will be the exception, rather than the rule --at least until the public switched telephone network becomes completely digital.

"I'd say that when it's finished in a year or so, the standard will allow 19.2 Kbps transmissions on about 80 percent of all lines, 24 Kbps on 50 percent of all lines, and 28.8 Kbps communications on 20 percent of all lines," says Walsh, who also helped develop the CCITT V.32bis standard for 14.4 Kbps dial-up communications. "As the phone networks improve, top speeds will be more easily achieved, so I think it's more realistic to think of it as a 19.2 Kbps standard that is sometimes capable of higher speeds."

A common misconception is that the coming 28.8 Kbps standard will allow speeds of 115.2 Kbps, when combined with V.42bis data compression. Walsh noted that such calculations are based on an assumption that V.42bis allows 4-to-1 data compression. Outside the lab, V.4bis allows compression ratios between 2-to-1 and 3-to-1 meaning that under real-life conditions, the forthcoming standard will allow maximum throughput of about 86.4 Kbps.

"It's a mistake to use the 28.8 number and max everything out from that," said Walsh.

Not that the 28.8Kbps standard doesn't have its advantages. After all, 19.2 Kbps is an improvement over 14.4 Kbps. And the forthcoming standard will adjust for line conditions -- a critical factor in high-speed data communications -- like no previous standard. The standard under development will include a "probing" function that the modem can use to "sound out" the quality of the phone line. That will allow the modem to optimize transmissions to take advantage of available bandwidth.

"We are still working on the training sequences," says Walsh. "But before transmission starts, the standard will enable the modem to determine what bandwidth is available and how to best position the signal to match available bandwidth."

The standard achieves higher speeds through its ability to use more of a line' s bandwidth -- not just the center portion of the channel used under current standards.

"It will more closely match the modulation scheme to what's available," says Walsh. "That way, the modem can shape the transmission to adapt precisely to the channel -- which is very important if you want to transmit at high speeds."

The most recent committee meeting was held last week. Still to be agreed upon are such critical issues as training sequences, coding schemes and signaling rates. Walsh said he expects the committee to reach final agreement in 1993, with official CCITT adoption likely in 1994.

While some have taken to calling the standard under development V.Last, Walsh isn't convinced this will be the final modem standard. After all, he notes, no one thought dial-up phone lines would ever be this noise-free, and further advances in that area could make even higher speed dialup communication possible.

"I'm certain we'll have at least a fax version of this standard as the quality of phone lines keep improving," he said. "We're trying to be sure that this standard will serve users into the year 2000. But modem standards are like wars -- you always think it's going to be the last one."

U. S. Robotics, Inc., (NASDAQ: USRX) is a worldwide designer, manufacturer and marketer of data communications hardware and software. U.S. Robotics' product lines include Shared Access resource-sharing products for remote LAN access, the Total Control modem management system and network access servers for central data sites, BLAST software products for terminal emulation, file transfer and remote control, Courier data and fax/data modems for corporate users, WorldPort portable data and fax/data modems for traveling professionals, and Sportster data and fax/data modems for small business, home office and entry-level users. Both corporate headquarters and manufacturing operations are based in Skokie, Ill. U.S. Robotics owns and operates Miracom Technology Ltd., Slough, England and U.S. Robotics, s.a., Lille, France. The company markets its products to business, industry, government agencies and original equipment manufacturers.

U.S. Robotics, 8100 North McCormick Blvd, Skokie, IL 60076

708-982-5010   800-DIAL-USR


JORF V2.0 Interpreter Released
The JORF Company has released Version 2.0 of the JORF interpreter for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows. The JORF interpreter allows you to create data base, accounting, and form handling applications quickly and easily for both operating environments. The language includes transparent data base storage, virtual memory handling, a complete screen manager and report writing system. Included in the interpreter is a JORF language program editor and source level debugger.

Version 2.0 of The JORF Language supports same source programs for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows. The DOS version supports Windows like features in text mode, including pull down menus, radio buttons, check boxes, and list boxes. The Windows version supports the same features using exactly the same source code. The JORF Interpreter will run on networks and supports simultaneous access to files by both Windows and MS-DOS workstations.

The JORF language is a pure OOP language with a difference. Instead of forcing the complexity of OOP, the role of objects and data types and class libraries are minimized. The JORF Language is mostly procedural and well structured so BASIC and Pascal programmers will feel right at home. Screen definitions need just a single line of code for each menu prompt, data entry field, button, record list, array list, text entry area.

The JORF Interpreter is shareware, and is available free of charge from The JORF Company. The shareware package includes a Tutorial, a Program Editor, Source Level Debugger, and a Manual on disk. Registration is $85 and includes a 200 page printed and bound manual. JORF Programs may be compiled and linked to create true DOS and Windows EXE files using the JORF Link Libraries, also $85.

A copy of the latest release is available for downloading from the America Online libraries or you can reach the company directly at 503-824-5673


Broderbund To Acquire PC Globe Inc
June  11,  1992 -- Tempe. Arizona -- Broderbund Software, Inc. (NASDAQ BROD), a leading publisher of consumer software, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire PC Globe, Inc., publishers of popular "electronic atlas" programs. The agreement provides for payment of $1.5 million to PC Globe's shareholders. A leader in desktop geography software, PC Globe's sales in fiscal 1991 were $7.7 million. PC Globe's software includes PC Globe, PC USA, MacUSA and MacGlobe. Broderbund and PC Globe are already strategically allied. Earlier this year, the parties entered into an agreement whereby Broderbund distributes PC Globe's products into the educational channel. Also, Broderbund had previously agreed to provide a line of credit facility to PC Globe of up to $500,000. "PC Globe is a market leader in atlas software, and its new products will strengthen that position," said Doug Carlston, Broderbund's chairman and chief executive officer. "The PC Globe product line complements Broderbund's existing product line very well."

"We at PC Globe are delighted to be acquired by Broderbund," said Don Ditter, PC Globe's president. "No software company enjoys a finer reputation than Broderbund, and their Carmen Sandiego line of educational geography programs fits beautifully with our line of electronic atlases."

In January 1992, Broderbund commenced a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in San Francisco to set aside a supposed acquisition agreement between PC Globe and IntraCorp, a Miami-based software company. IntraCorp had filed counterclaims against Broderbund, and on June 5, 1992, the court dismissed all of IntraCorp's counterclaims.

Based in Tempe, AZ, PC Globe was founded in 1987. Its flagship product, PC Globe, is an electronic atlas that provides maps and data for more than 200 countries. PC Globe employs a staff of forty.

Broderbund Software, Inc., a personal computer software publisher based in Novato, CA, was founded in 1980. Broderbund develops, publishes and markets personal computer software for the home, school and small business markets.

PC Globe Inc

4440 South Rural Rd, Tempe, AZ 85282-7044

602-730-9000


10th Annual PC EXPO (NY) Sold-Out Show Floor
TENTH ANNUAL PC EXPO FEATURES SOLD-OUT SHOW FLOOR

(New York, NY, June 12) -- PC EXPO in New York marks a decade of excellence as the computer industry's premier trade event, with a completely sold-out exhibit floor. The show takes place, June 23-25, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

PC EXPO will feature more than 725 exhibitors of computer hardware, software and services with the show floor spanning three levels of the Javits Center and covering more than 600,000 sq. ft.

The presence at PC EXPO in New York this year of all the top 10 computer hardware vendors and nine of the top 10 software vendors, as selected by two national computer industry publications, affirms the importance of PC EXPO, according to Mark Dineen, show manager for PC EXPO in New York.

On the hardware side, all of the Top 10 microcomputer vendors as ranked by Computer Reseller News, will exhibit at PC EXPO in New York. The hardware exhibitors, in descending order are: IBM Corporation, Apple Computer, COMPAQ, Tandy, Zenith (tied for fourth place), NEC Technologies, Toshiba, CompuAdd, Epson America, Hewlett-Packard and AST Research.

Nine of the top ten software companies as listed in the 1991 Soft*letter 100 are exhibiting on the PC EXPO show floor. The ninth company, Ashton-Tate, is now exhibiting under the Borland International name, following Borland's recent acquisition of the software company. The eight other software companies, in descending order, at PC EXPO are: Microsoft, Lotus Development, Novell, WordPerfect, Borland, Adobe Systems, Software Publishing and Aldus Corporation.

PC EXPO will open with a keynote speech by Gilbert P. Williamson, chairman and CEO of NCR Corporation, at 9 a.m. in the Javits Center Special Events Hall. Mr. Williamson will discuss, "The Future of the Industry... A New Way of Computing," outlining the development of a worldwide economy linked by computer networks.

This year, PC EXPO will feature three special presentations for the first time. Microsoft Corporation will sponsor daily Windows Technical Workshops in the Special Events Hall of the Javits Center. Leland Reiswig, assistant general manager of programming at IBM will present the plenary address, "OS/2 Strategy Briefing -- OS/2 Live," on Wednesday, June 24, at 11 a.m. in the Special Events Hall, and "OS/2 The New Dimension," at 1:30 p.m., in the same room.

PC EXPO in New York is produced by Bruno Blenheim Inc., a part of Blenheim Group PLC, the leading independent producer of conferences and exhibitions, with more than 250 events worldwide. Bruno Blenheim also produces PC EXPO in Chicago, NetWorld Dallas, NetWorld Boston, NetWorld Europe and UNIX EXPO.


ME 486-Local Bus Graphics Workstation
MICRO EXPRESS DEBUTS THE ME 486-LOCAL BUS... A GRAPHICS WORKSTATION IN A COMPACT PC BODY

Santa Ana, CA..As Windows and GUI interfaces continue to dominate the new software being developed, PCs, such as the Micro Express ME 486-Local Bus, are being introduced with hardware enhancements that are optimized for graphics performance. This PC takes advantage of Local Bus Graphics, built into the motherboard. In its basic configuration, the ME 486-Local Bus comes with a 486-SX/25 processor, 4-MB of RAM, a 170-MB fast hard disk drive, both 3-1/2" and 5-1/4" high-density floppy disk drives, Super VGA color monitor, a mouse, DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1. In its compact desktop case, this PC sells for $2175.

The ME 486-Local Bus is upgradable all the way up to a 66-MHz DX-2 microprocessor with the simple replacement of the microprocessor in a ZIF (zero insertion force) socket and the moving of a clock jumper. The board comes complete with three clock crystals to generate all of the clock speeds from 20-MHz to 66-MHz.

Local Bus graphics is 10-20 times faster than conventional VGA cards. And...the Local Bus graphics built onto the ME 486-Local Bus motherboard is the most sophisticated available anywhere. Based on the true 16-bit Tseng Labs ET4000G graphics chip set, accelerated color graphics performance supports all standard VGA resolutions, including extended modes up to 1024 x 768 pixels in 32,768 simultaneous colors. One megabyte of video memory is included.

For high-speed computing, the ME 486-Local Bus includes 256K of 20-ns write-back cache, with one level deep write buffering. The 4-MB of standard 70-ns RAM is expandable on the motherboard up to 32 MB using SIMM modules. The motherboard also includes two IDE hard disk controllers, two floppy disk drive controllers and one parallel and two serial I/O ports. Since all of this is on the motherboard, 7 full 16-bit slots are left for system expansion. A socket is included for a Weitek 4167 math coprocessor to be added.

Flash BIOS is included as standard in the ME 486-Local Bus. With Flash BIOS, BIOS upgrades can be made using a simple disk utility. The advanced ETI BIOS is used in this machine, which includes video shadowing and automatic memory-size detection.

For workstation users, the ME 486-Local Bus is fully functional under UNIX and OS/2, as well as DOS. Novell networking is also supported.

A high-performance 14-inch non-glare CRT monitor with an excellent dot pitch of 0.28 mm comes with the ME 486-Local Bus.

The ME 486-Local Bus is packaged in a compact desktop case, measuring 6.5''[Hl x 14.5''[W] x 16.5"[D], which includes 5 disk drive bays. Optional hard disk drives are available with up to 1.2-GB of capacity. If the tower case is selected, it can handle up to 8 disk drives in a very roomy enclosure. A standard 101-type enhanced keyboard with or without audible feedback is offered with the ME 486-Local Bus or a programmable keyboard upgrade for $75.

The Finest Available Customer Support

A full 2-year warranty is included on parts and labor for this PC, with shipping for the first 4 months paid both ways by Micro Express, as well as a 30-day money-back guarantee is included. Optional on-site service, through GE, is also available. If a board fails, Micro Express offers 24-hour express board replacement service. As with all other Micro Express computers, this machine is burned in for 72 hours before shipping to eliminate early failures. In addition, a toll-free number is provided for free unlimited technical support. Technical support is available 24-hours per day and 7-days per week as part of the exclusive Micro Express "Always" customer support program. When technical documents are required, Micro Express offers Automated FAX-back service. Using this service documents can be requested through voice-mail and will be FAXed directly to the customer without human intervention.

The ME 486-Local Bus is available now, direct from Micro Express.

Micro Express is an award-winning manufacturer of notebook, laptop, portable and desktop microcomputers that are fully IBM compatible. Micro Express offers extremely high quality and a wide range of additional features at a very competitive price. Micro Express personal computers are regularly rated at the top of comparative reviews in computer trade magazines, having won such honors as PC Magazine Editors' Choice, PC World Best Buy, Computer Buyer's Guide Best Buy, BYTE Magazine One-To-Watch, PC Week Analyst's Choice and many others. The company also offers a selection of high-performance add-in peripheral boards.

For further sales information, contact Micro Express at 1801 Carnegie Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705. Phone: (714) 852-1400 or (800) 989-9900.


Andersen Consulting Foundation Client/Server
ANDERSEN CONSULTING'S FOUNDATION INTRODUCES FIRST CLIENT/SERVER DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGY

CHICAGO, June 10,1992 -- Andersen Consulting's Foundation organization today introduced the first methodology to support development of client/server information systems, thus filling a significant void in enabling organizations to migrate to client/server environments.

A major reworking of Foundation's popular METHOD/1 methodology, the LAN-based offering provides users with a detailed guide for solving the challenges of designing systems in which data and processing are shared among workstations and servers. Unlike any other methodology, METHOD/1 Version 9.0 addresses such critical client/server development issues as design of graphical user interfaces (GUI's) and partitioning of data and processing, while integrating sophisticated project management features, such as planning and estimating guidelines.

The move from host-based systems to client/server environments is widely viewed as one of the most pressing MIS issues of the decade. In fact, the total client/server market is expected to grow from $4.9 billion in revenues in 1992 to $38 billion in 1995, according to Cambridge, Mass.-based Forrester Research.

However, to deliver client/server there has been a critical need for a methodology that can direct analysts, designers and project managers through the new complexities presented by these systems.

"Foundation is making a major contribution to the client/server movement by not only providing the development tools but also showing the way," said Donald L. Dall, Managing Director of Foundation. "We packaged our experience in building client/server systems into a methodology that enables our users to deliver client/server applications."

A systems development methodology is a framework of procedures that prescribes what tasks to perform, when to perform them, how to perform them and how to manage the process. The methodology guides systems developers through the development life cycle from planning to implementation, while providing a project control mechanism for management.

In related news, Foundation also announced today that it plans to integrate Applied Business Technology Corporation's (ABT's) Project Workbench -- the industry's leading project management software -- into future versions of METHOD/1. Foundation is the first CASE company to announce plans to integrate the Windows version of Project Workbench, scheduled for availability in the third quarter of 1992. The integrated METHOD/1 product will be available in the first quarter of 1993.

Andersen Consulting's proven METHOD/1, which is installed at more than 750 customer sites, is one of the industry's leading systems development methodologies. METHOD/1 Version 9.0 is part of Andersen Consulting's client/server CASE product, FOUNDATION for Cooperative Processing -- sharing development terms and product examples -- but the methodology also can be used with other CASE products.

METHOD/1 Version 9.0 offers unique project management features specifically for planning, scheduling and tracking the completion of client/server projects. For example, based on Andersen Consulting experience and input from hundreds of customer organizations, the methodology provides guidelines for estimating costs, time and resources for each task in the development process. The guidelines also take into consideration complexity, as well as inflating and deflating factors, such as previous CASE or client/server experience.

Other new features include: a unique model-driven analysis approach that effectively balances data, processes and events; new guidelines for organizing small development projects, such as system maintenance or painting of additional windows; and specific guidelines for CASE implementation issues, such as synchronization of multi-repositories and customization of tools. METHOD/1 Version 9.0 is available through the Foundation sales force.

Andersen Consulting's FOUNDATION for Cooperative Processing is the only client/server CASE product that moves beyond development of graphical users interfaces to generate true client/server information systems that share processing and data across servers and workstations. The product is currently installed in more than 40 customer organizations, including Florida Power Corporation, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation and British Columbia Gas. METHOD/1 Version 9.0 reflects the experience of installing FOUNDATION for Cooperative Processing at those sites.

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ANDERSEN CONSULTING'S FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH ABT

Foundation to Integrate ABT's Project Workbench with Client/Server Methodology

CHICAGO, June 10, 1992 -- Andersen Consulting's Foundation software organization and Applied Business Technology Corporation (ABT) today announced a joint development and marketing agreement to integrate Foundation's METHOD/1 R, the industry's only client/server software development methodology, with ABT's Project Workbench, the leading project management system.

The integrated METHOD/1 product, which will enable organizations to efficiently manage and control developmental projects, particularly client/server development projects, will be available in the first quarter of 1993. Foundation will be the first CASE vendor to integrate the new Windows version of ABT's Project Workbench, which is scheduled for release in the third quarter of 1992.

"Our relationship with ABT will give METHOD/1 users the most sophisticated project management capabilities available in the Windows environment," said Don Dall, Managing Director of Foundation. "By combining powerful methodology and project management into one integrated product, we also are offering the marketplace both the tools and the roadmap -- two of the most critical elements for ensuring successful implementation of CASE technology."

Under the agreement, Foundation is purchasing the right to incorporate ABT's project management technology, as well as to remarket the integrated product. ABT will provide necessary code, programming and technical assistance for the product, which will be supported worldwide by the Foundation sales, service and support organization. Project Workbench has sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide in over 3,000 organizations.

Andersen Consulting's proven METHOD/1, which is installed at more than 750 customer sites, is a leading systems development methodology. In related news, today Foundation introduced METHOD/1 Version 9.0, the first step-by-step guide for designing client/server systems in which data and processing are shared among workstations and servers.

"ABT and Foundation share a common goal to aid organizations in overcoming the challenges of developing client/server systems," said Christopher Murray, president of ABT. "This relationship is an important strategic step as we take our proven technology and extensive industry experience and apply it to the client/server arena."

The integrated METHOD/1 product will allow systems developers and project managers to automatically exchange information on scheduling, resources and project deliverables for each phase of the development life cycle.

In addition to the Windows interface, Project Workbench will provide METHOD/1 users sophisticated new features, including improved scheduling functions, a powerful custom report writer and resource leveling capabilities. Project Workbench's unique resource management capabilities help organizations develop a realistic project plan and track critical resources across multiple projects.

Project Workbench will be integrated with the Foundation repository, allowing users to manage applications being built with FOUNDATION.

Andersen Consulting's Foundation organization is the leading vendor of CASE software for cooperative processing and client/server applications. The integrated FOUNDATION CASE products, which also support development of mainframe-based information systems, support the entire software development life cycle and are among the most widely installed application development environments worldwide.

Andersen Consulting has helped organizations apply technology competitively since 1954, when it installed the first computer application for commercial use. The firm helps clients use technology in all phases of their management activities -- strategic, operations and financial. Andersen Consulting's worldwide client base has access to more than 21,000 highly trained consultants serving clients through 151 offices in 46 countries. EDITOR'S NOTE: Andersen Consulting is NOT a subsidiary of tax/audit organization Arthur Andersen.

Applied Business Technology Corporation (ABT) is a leading developer and provider of management technology products and services designed to improve enterprise-wide productivity, quality and control in Information Systems.

Andersen Consulting, Arthur Andersen & Co. S.C.

69 West Washington St., Chicago, Illinois 60602

312-580-0069


Intergraph Releases Raster File Formats
Intergraph Releases Raster File Formats to Public

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 27, 1992 - Intergraph Corporation announced today the release of its basic raster file formats for public use without formal license. This announcement represents an extension of the company's 1990 announcement regarding the availability of the Intergraph Standard File Format (ISFF) used in its MicroStation software. File formats for Intergraph application software are not being released.

"Intergraph's commitment to open systems led to the release of these formats. By making specific raster file formats available to a wider group of software and system developers, a higher level of integration between different systems can be achieved," said Robert Kuehlthau, vice-president of Intergraph's Scanning Systems Division. These formats are currently supported by Intergraph's Eagle scanners, I/RAS, InterPlot, and DMANDS systems, plus several third-party products.

Now available are five raster file formats:

*  Intergraph run-length encoded (RLE)

*  Intergraph CCITT - Group 4 (CIT)

*  Intergraph continuous-tone (COT)

*  Intergraph color run length encoded (CRL)

*  Intergraph Bit Packed (binary)

RLE and CIT are used for bi-level images, while COT is used for 8-bit continuous-tone images and CRL stores color palette images. The release of these file formats includes the raster file "header," which defines data values required to use compressed raster image data in a file.

Market Position

A pioneer in the scanning market, Intergraph is recognized as the leader in the scanning and drawing management market by Document Management Technology (1991) and in the technical document image management system market by Dataquest (1991).

In response to Intergraph's announcement, Richard Stover, publisher of Document Management magazine, said that Intergraph's decision to make its raster file formats available to other vendors will "expand the market for potential users of imaging solutions in applications as diverse as document management and GIS (geographical information systems). The availability of these formats makes it easy for companies to build modular solutions and promotes increased use of raster technology throughout the industry."

Industry Support

Scorpion Technologies, a leading raster-to-vector conversion software vendor, currently supports Intergraph's MicroStation formats. The company has announced plans to support Intergraph raster formats as well. "The release of these formats allows us to provide a completely integrated product with the Intergraph environment," said Chet Ranger, Scorpion's vice-president and general manager of Raster-Vector Products. "As a result of the announcement, we expect increased demand for Intergraph-compatible products as more firms adopt the open Intergraph file format as a company standard."

Availability

Nominal quantities of the raster file format specifications may be acquired, without charge, upon written request to: Intergraph Corporation, Scanning Systems Division, IW1507, Huntsville, AL 35894-0001.

Intergraph Background Information

Intergraph Corporation's products include a broad range of complementary workstations and network servers, as well as complete application-specific systems for computer-aided engineering, design manufacturing and publishing, plus numerous earth science applications. A Fortune 500 company, Intergraph is the world's largest company dedicated to developing and manufacturing interactive computer graphics systems.

Intergraph Corp, Huntsville, AL 35894-0014

205-730-8302


Sybase Acquires SQ Swr Database Reporting Tools
SYBASE ACQUIRES DATABASE REPORTING TOOLS FROM SQ SOFTWARE

EMERYVILLE, CA, June 12, 1992 -- Sybase, Inc. today announced the acquisition of SQR, Easy SQR, and Easy SQR for Windows, SQ Software, Inc.'s line of SQL-based, multi-RDBMS 4GL reporting tools architected for the client/server environment. Sybase, through its SQL Solutions consulting organization, has been selling and supporting SQ Software's tools since 1988 under the SQR Family line -- which also includes the SQR Developer's Kit developed by SQL Solutions. By merging SQ Software's tools directly into its SQL Lifecycle tools product line, Sybase can more effectively support and enhance these products to better meet customers' needs. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

The SQR Family is comprised of the SQR Toolkit (which includes SQR and SQR-Developer's Kit), Easy SQR, and Easy SQR for Windows. The SQR Family is installed at over 500 customer sites worldwide and supports a broad range of databases in the client/server RDBMS market. The SQR Family supports SYBASE, ORACLE, Rdb, INGRES, INFORMIX, Gupta's SQL BASE, and Microsoft SQL Server running on most vendor-supported hardware platforms and operating systems.

Sybase is a leading developer of client/server-based relational database management systems (RDBMS) for on-line, enterprise-wide applications. Sybase also offers the SYBASE SQL Lifecycle tools with support for multi-RDBMS applications, including: ORACLE, Rdb, INGRES, and INFORMIX. The SYBASE SQL Lifecycle tools include graphical tools for the complete SQL lifecycle, including: design and analysis, application development, testing and debugging, and operational control.

Mark B. Hoffman, Sybase president and CEO, commented, "Sybase is committed to providing productivity tools that address the entire SQL lifecycle. We've supported the SQR Family of tools for several years, and recognize these tools as a superior way to enable easy querying and report generation from multiple RDBMSs to the full range of users -- from novices to expert programmers. By acquiring SQR, Easy SQR, and Easy SQR for Windows, we can more effectively support and enhance these products." SQ Software and the SQR Family

SQ Software, a small, privately-held company based in Ohio, introduced its first product, SQR, in 1986 to provide SQL programmers with the procedural control and flexibility they were familiar with in a 3GL. The SQR Family provides seamless queries, report generation, and a 4GL report programming environment that satisfies the business and productivity demands of both novice end-users and professional SQL programmers. Since 1988, SQ Software distributed its products in North America primarily through Sybase/SQL Solutions.

SQR is a 4GL report writer that enables SQL developers to quickly develop robust reports and applications. SQR Developer's Kit is a debugging, testing, and tuning environment for SQR programmers. Easy SQR was developed for both end-users and programmers as an easy-to-use query builder and prototyping tool. Easy SQR for Windows is a full implementation of Easy SQR running under native Windows.

Tools for the SQL Development Lifecycle

With the SYBASE SQL Lifecycle tools, Sybase provides tools for the complete SQL lifecycle, including: application analysis and design, application development, testing and debugging, and operational control.

The SYBASE SQL Lifecycle tools consist of four toolsets that address the different stages of developing client/server SQL-based applications: 1) CASE Toolset consists of the Deft tools, which simplify and automate the process of planning, analyzing, and designing an application; 2) SQL Toolset consists of the APT Workbench, Data Workbench, Embedded SQL and SQR family products, and helps developers during the prototyping. and development phase; 3) Testing Toolset consists of the SQL-Debug and SQL Advantage products, providing the first complete SQL programmer productivity environment for testing and debugging; and 4) Operations Toolset consists of the SA Companion tool, which helps to configure and manage large SYBASE networked environments. Sybase, Inc.

Sybase, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYBS) develops and markets the SYBASE system, a leading client/server-based RDBMS product family for developing on-line enterprise applications. The company offers proven technology combined with services and alliances to provide customers with complete desktop to mainframe solutions. Headquartered in Emeryville, CA, Sybase markets its products worldwide through its direct sales force, telesales, distributors, OEMs, VARs, and systems integrators.

Sybase Inc, 6475 Christie Ave, Emeryville, CA 94608

510-596-3500


Cumberland Family History Shareware Pgms
Cumberland Software ships updated versions of all three of it's Family History Shareware programs.

Cumberland Software has just released updated versions of Cumberland Tree, an easy-to-use full featured family tree program; Cumberland Story, used to write your own or ancestors life story; and Cumberland Diary, a full-featured diary/journal entry program. All three programs implement an easy to use pull-down menuing system, have extensive on-line help and a manual on the disk.

The CUMBERLAND TREE program is a shareware application program for doing genealogy work. It allows entry of individual names, birth, all together automatically as a family and extended family structure. Up to 16 different kinds of reports can be produced, all of which can be previewed on screen. Some of it's unique features include: surnames are allowed at beginning, middle or ending of name for full lnternational compatibility, automatic copy of father's surname to child, entering of place names only once with pop-up window selection there-after. Cumberland Tree is also GEDCOM (GEnealogical Data COMmunications) compatible which allows trading of data with other major genealogical programs. The major improvements in this upgrade are a new non-LDS Family Group Report and in the manual shipped to the registered user which now includes an index.

CUMBERLAND STORY is a shareware application program to help you write and print a structured book about your life or the lives of your ancestors. It implements a word-processor with many ideas and suggestions with a chapter and topic outliner containing memory-jogging prompts.

CUMBERLAND DIARY also implements a word processor designed for diary or Journal entries. Entries may be printed singly, in groups, as an entire book, or imported by CUMBERLAND STORY. It also contains an optional secrecy mode with password protection and data encryption. Selections may be made by date or by heading attached to each entry. The program allows multiple diaries.

The newly released versions of Cumberland Story and Cumberland Diary are both Version 1.1. Since they both incorporate a word processor, identical enhancements have been made to both programs. Enhancements include a new text (word or phrase) search capability and an ASCII import utility. The spell-checker (which is available to registered users) has also been improved.

All three of these products (which operate on IBM PC's and compatibles) are marketed as shareware, the concept which encourages users to copy and pass around freely, requesting customers to pay the registration fee only if they use the program after the initial trial period. Cumberland Software now has several registration locations, including locations in Australia, France and England.

Ira J. Lund, the owner of Cumberland Software, has been interested in family history since he was a teenager. Years later he graduated with a Computer Science degree from the University of Texas at Tyler. He wrote the original version of Cumberland Tree in 1987 for his own genealogy. It was not until 1991, however, that he decided to market his program through shareware. Shortly after his first release of the program, under the name of Easy-Tree, he wrote and released the other two programs.

PRICE -- Registration for the products are: Cumberland Tree $40.00, Cumberland Story $25.00, and Cumberland Diary $20.00. Trial copies of the program may be obtained from many BBS's, Shareware Distributors, PC User Groups or by sending $5.00 per disk to Cumberland Software, 385 Idaho Springs Road, Clarksville, TN 37043


Diamond Data 4.0 Baseball Statistics
Diamond Data 4.0 is a baseball and softball statistics tracking program for MS-DOS computers. It addresses all aspects of "diamond" sports; hitting, pitching, fielding, and base running. Even game statistics can be entered. Its integrated database merge facility allows a coach, player, or fan to look at data in many new and different ways. The report generator can sort on any combination of statistics, filter out players below a particular threshold in one or more statistics, and send its output to the screen, printer, or a disk file.

Diamond Data 4.0 can track an impressive list of statistics:

Offense:  At bats, Game winning RBIs, Hits, RBIs, Slugging

          percentage, Triples, Batting average, Games,

          Home Runs, Runs, Stolen bases, Walks, Doubles,

          Hit by pitch, On Base Average, Sacrifices,

          Strikeouts

Defense:  Assists, Putouts, Errors, Fielding percentage,

          Putouts

Pitching: ERA, Home runs given up, Runners/Inning pitched,

          Strikeouts pitched, Wins, Earned runs, Innings

          pitched, Runs given up, Walks given up, Hits given

          up, Losses, Saves, Winning percentage

Games:    Average errors/game, Average hits/game, Average

          runs/game, Date played, Home/away, Opponent,

          Errors (each team), Hits (each team), Runs

          (each team)

There is no limit to the number of players, games, or teams that may be tracked with Diamond Data 4.0.

Prior to version 4.0, Diamond Data was known as Softball Coach. With the introduction of version 4.0, the program also supports defensive and pitching statistics, making it much more suitable for baseball and fast-pitch softball than the previous versions. We felt the name change necessary to convey the more general nature of the program and apologize for any confusion that may result.

System Requirements: Diamond Data 4.0 will run on an IBM PC compatible computer with 256K RAM, DOS 2.0 or later, any type monitor (including monochrome). It can execute from floppy or hard disk and contains support for Microsoft compatible mice (though a mouse is not necessary).

For an evaluation copy of the latest version of Diamond Data 4.0, send $5 in US funds (refunded upon registration) to the address on the front of this flyer.

The registration fee for Diamond Data 4.0 is just $25 (US funds). Massachusetts residents include 5% sales tax. If you are interested in this software, please contact us at the address on the front of this flyer.

The Software Construction Company

PO Box 160, North Billerica, MA 01862


Nutridata Home Health Software
Wappingers Falls, New York, March 15, 1992 ---Four-year-old, NUTRIDATA SOFTWARE CORPORATION, has justifiably established itself as the pioneering leader in the development of a nutritional software product line labeled --- HOME HEALTH SOFTWARE SERIES!

Since 1988, NUTRIDATA has "perfected" the first two products of the series and sold more than 50,000 copies.

The first product, The Diet Balancer, analyzes the nutritional value of foods for meal planning. It accesses a database containing information on more than 1,800 foods including 45 sports and exercises.

The second product, The Cooking Companion, analyzes personal recipes for nutritional value by means of a database containing more than 1,000 ingredients. It can be used independently or in conjunction with The Diet Balancer.

Unlike the few superficial competitors it has in the marketplace, NUTRIDATA has maintained a "focus" second-to-none! While the competition is directing its efforts to nutritionists, NUTRIDATA is fulfilling a void in the entire health-care and medical arenas.

According to NUTRIDATA president, Mr. Robert Antonellis, "Unlike many of today's mass marketed products, The Diet Balancer, does not impose a diet on the user.

"Instead," he continues, "it serves as a tool to create one's own diet as it pertains to individual needs."

More than 50,000 individuals, including doctors and dietitians, are reaping significant health benefits with the use of NUTRIDATA'S HOME HEALTH SOFTWARE SERIES.

The benefits include improved weight control, reduced cholesterol levels, and simple nutrition management.

Doctors are observing patients who develop and maintain healthier eating habits, which dramatically impact medical conditions ranging from pregnancy to diabetes.

Based on statistical data collected from its users, NUTRIDATA wants to make its software available to literally everyone through every conceivable medical area -- from allergists to urologists!

"Proper food and proper diets do indeed affect every human being," stresses Mr. Antonellis.

To "greet the masses with the HOME HEALTH SOFTWARE SERIES ," NUTRIDATA is launching its national Business Partner Program, a program designed to attract qualified and successful re-sellers in the medical and healthcare markets.

The Business Partner Program is not "your conventional" dealer program, whereby re-sellers are sought to sell "simple software packages".

"On the contrary, " explains Mr. Antonellis. "Our Business Partner Program is designed to alleviate channel conflicts through 'focusing' our software into each medical and healthcare niche."

In essence, each Business Partner selected will be assisted by NUTRIDATA to "customize" the software to address each niche market, based on that partner's expertise and specialty.

Accordingly, there are seven direct benefits for qualified participants. They are:

1. Elevates the re-seller to that of "originator".

2. No price or territory restrictions. The product presented

  to the end-user becomes one-of-a-kind.

3. Each participant grows at their own pace.

4. Guaranteed and ongoing software support.

5. The "shopping and price comparing" games are eliminated.

6. If selected, the "private labeling" approach controls

   profit margins.

7. The program builds the image of the participant.

As part of the program, NUTRIDATA will be providing its selected network of business partners with professionally packaged products, ongoing support, leads in each vertical market, and direct sales assistance.

Nutridata Software Corp

223 Myers Corners Rd, PO box 769, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590

914-298-1308


Wrist-Eez Reduces Repetitive Motion Disorders
FIGURES from the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics indicate that 48% of workplace illnesses can now be traced to "repetitive motion" or "cumulative trauma" disorders such as those suffered by KEYBOARD WORKERS!

WRIST-EEZ, Inc. provides the ideal support for typists' tired hands and is designed to alleviate problems like CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

The media is rapidly recognizing this growing threat and the importance of a wrist-rest. Published comments include:

"Hour's at the computer put continuous stress on the wrists, elbows and shoulders. Tendons in the arm become inflamed, squeezing the nerves; the result is numbness and pain. Without early diagnosis and treatment, these injuries can develop into serious lifelong disabilities and loss of ability to work." Newsweek

"The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons estimates that CTD (cumulative trauma disorder) related injuries cost $27 billion a year in medical bills and lost days. Without changes in the workplace, warns OSHA ergonomist Roger Stephens, ' it won't be uncommon to see 50 cents on the dollar going to treat such disorders." US News & World Report

"More than half the nation's workers now have jobs with the potential for cumulative trauma disorders. In the past, workers would tolerate it just so they could get work. Now they are less tolerant of pain and discomfort. Any employer that has large numbers of employees doing these tasks has got to worry about the floodgates." The New York Times

"Occupational therapists suggest avoiding using the wrist in a bent or twisted position for long periods. For those who work at a computer, palms should be kept off the keyboard." People Magazine

"If you use a keyboard, the best defense is practicing what piano teachers have been preach i ng for years. Never rest your palms on it! To keep your hands in the right position you might buy a wrist pad --- a thick vinyl roll that costs about $30.00 and runs along the lower edge of the keyboard." Business Week

THE PERFECT SOLUTION TO THIS SPREADING PROBLEM IS WRIST-EEZ, INC.

Contact:

WRIST-EEZ, INC. 4410 N. Rancho Dr (#231) Las Vegas, NV 89130-3400 702/656-7611 (TEL)    702/656-7610  (FAX)


Dolch Liquid Cooled Scalable Rugged Portables
DOLCH FEATURES LIQUID COOLED, SCALABLE RUGGED PORTABLES

Also Demonstrating Multimedia on Power Portables

Milpitas, CA, June 23, 1992 -- Dolch Computer Systems is featuring the M.A.C.H. (Modular, Adaptive, Computer, Hardware) series of scalable, ruggedized power portables, designed for high-end "mission critical" tasks. Liquid cooled and crafted from space age alloys, M.A.C.H. expands the envelope of modularity and adaptability in portable computers. Also featured is the Dolch PRISM showing brilliant colored multimedia on a big silver screen

Liquid Cooled; To gain maximum performance in the smallest possible package, Dolch engineers designed with thermal techniques used, here-to-fore, only in supercomputing environments. Liquid cooling not only provides for the highest performance in the least space, it also eliminates the shrill noise of commonly used cooling fans.

Room Filling Sound; Designed into the M.A.C.H. is a unique channel which emulates the physical response of a cone to amplify sound via "Sound Impedance Transfer." No ordinary computer even comes close to matching the sound output of the M.A.C.H.

Powerful; The M.A.C.H. series of power portables is available with 486 CPUs running at 33 and 50 MHz and providing hard disk capacity of up to 1.2 GByte.

Scalable; The M.A.C.H. system provides virtually unlimited expansion and adaptability through the use of Dolch proprietary MultiSlice modules. Starting with the basic platform, a wide variety of application specific functions and/or open slots can be added to the system in one and two inch "slices". The MultiSlice concept defines a significant new level of scalability in mobile computing, going beyond even that offered by most high performance desktop systems.

Rugged; For the ultimate in lightweight, strength and toughness, the M.A.C.H. enclosure is fabricated from extruded aircraft alloy, and covered by a highly shock absorbent silicone compound. Adding even further protection, every system component is individually suspended and shock mounted. The sturdy, lightweight M.A.C.H. platform weighs in at less than 13 pounds, fully loaded.

Portable Multimedia Computers; Dolch will demonstrate a broad range of multimedia applications including DVI and JPEG compression running on a power portable. Dolch is also showing brilliant "Full Motion Video" on a big silver screen with the new PRISM OHP.

PC Expo -- JAVITS HALL - Booth 2308

Dolch Computer Systems, 372 Turquoise Street, Milpitas, CA, 95035, Tel (408) 957-6575, Fax (408) 263-6305


SEMA4 Financial Mgmt Adds Project Mgmt Reports
#1 ranked SEMA4 Financial Management System adds new Project Management Report Designer Module

SEMA4 Inc., the makers of the #1 ranked SEMA4 Financial Management System has just released its newest module, the Project Management Report Designer. This module will allow firms to create and modify project management reports as they wish. If you don't want to see the year-to-date billed information, just remove that column. If you want to find out variances between projects billed and projects-paid-to date, add in the column and program the calculation. Best of all, YOU do your own customization of the program. You don't have to depend on programmers to change the program. You do it when your firm needs the added flexibility and detail.

Semaphore Inc, 3 East 28th St, New York, NY 10016

800-545-7484


Kidz Mouse for PC & Macintosh
Fremont, Calif. -- June 15, 1992 -- Logitech, Inc., international market leader in input technology, today introduced Kidz Mouse for the Macintosh, the first Macintosh computer peripheral product developed specifically for children. Kidz Mouse is also available in a PC version.

Ergonomically designed to fit smaller hands and look like a friendly "mouse," Kidz Mouse is an entry-level pointing device that makes it easy and fun to use a computer for homework, games, or educational software. It provides the control and precision of a grown-up mouse in a comfortable, appealing shape for children. Selling at a suggested retail price of $79, the Macintosh-compatible Kidz Mouse will be available in July through Logitech dealers and distributors.

"Kidz Mouse demonstrates Logitech's overall product development philosophy of providing a choice of high-quality, individualized peripheral products for a wide range of users," says Pierluigi Zappacosta, president and CEO of Logitech.

Kidz Mouse operates with Macintosh Classic or above. It is easy to install and features two button "ears" that act as one button, so children can press either ear for desired results. With its special adapter, Kidz Mouse can be used without affecting any mouse already installed on the system. The mouse is designed to withstand years of rough treatment and Kidz Mouse carries a lifetime warranty and is backed by Logitech's extensive service and support program.

"We developed this product in response to the growing use of computers in both the home and classroom," says Vanessa Mills, product marketing associate at Logitech. "Research has shown that a child-tailored mouse helps children master an important computing skill in today's graphical computing environment. Kidz Mouse also reflects Logitech's commitment to humanizing the computer by providing more natural means of human-to-computer communication. "

Logitech manufactures and markets a variety of input and pointing devices and related software applications for both IBM and Macintosh platforms. Logitech International, the financial holding company for the Logitech Group, is traded publicly in Switzerland on the Zurich and Geneva exchanges. With operational headquarters in Fremont, Calif., the group maintains manufacturing facilities in Fremont; Hsinchu, Taiwan; and Cork, Ireland; and offices in major cities in the U.S., Europe, and the Far East.

Logitech Inc, 6505 Kaiser Dr, Fremont, CA 94555

510-795-8500


Panacea Licenses PS-Pen for AutoCAD PostScript
LONDONDERRY, NH -- June 15, 1992 -- In a move designed to enhance its position as a full add-on solutions supplier for Autodesk products, Panacea Inc. today announced that it has exclusively licensed PS-Pen software from CAD Masters of Shreveport, Louisiana. Under the terms of the agreement, Panacea will be the sole publisher and marketer of PS-Pen.

PS-Pen is a post-processor designed to work with PostScript output files generated by AutoCAD Releases 11 and 12. The product enables full control over line width, greyscale and color--features not available in AutoCAD by itself. In addition, PS-Pen can be used to process plot files that are imported into word processor or desktop publishing software.

According to Jake Richter, Chief Technologist at Panacea, "Anyone using a PostScript printer for AutoCAD output knows the frustration of not being able to control line types and color choice. PS-Pen is a terrific low-cost solution." Richter added that Panacea intends to develop and market other software enhancements for Autodesk products, like PS-Pen, beyond its TurboDLD line of software display accelerators.

PS-Pen retails for $95 and will be available through Panacea's international network of resellers and distributors.

Panacea Inc. is the world's leading provider of commercial and OEM display drivers and software-only applications accelerators for graphics-intensive applications. Panacea specializes in PC-based software for graphics processors and graphics boards that support VGA/SuperVGA, 8514/A, TIGA, S3 and XGA graphics platforms. Corporate headquarters are located at 24 Orchard View Drive, Londonderry, NH 03053. Phone: 603-437-5022.


Panacea Licenses CAD++ Engine From Sirlin Comp.
LONDONDERRY, NH -- June 15, 1992 -- Panacea Inc. announced today that it has licensed the Sirlin CAD++ Engine with proprietary file viewing technology from Sirlin Computer Corporation of Londonderry, New Hampshire. Panacea will include Sirlin's file viewing capabilities in its line of recently announced TurboDLDDeluxe AutoCAD display accelerators, as well as future display list processor software products. As a result of this agreement, AutoCAD users running Panacea's TurboDLDDeluxe will now be able to view DWG, DXF, and HPGL files without leaving their current AutoCAD drawing session. Officials of both companies claim this will result in a significant productivity boost.

According to Jake Richter, Chief Technologist at Panacea, "Thanks to Sirlin's file viewing technology, we can now offer our users significantly improved performance plus DWG, DXF and HPGL file viewing in near real-time for about the same price as stand-alone file viewing products."

Added Jonathan Linowes, President of Sirlin, "Panacea's and Sirlin's product lines are well known in the CAD arena This agreement positions us to share additional technologies in the future. For example, our products may benefit greatly from Panacea's DLD technology just as theirs stand to benefit from our file viewing technology."

Panacea's TurboDLDDeluxe provides performance up to 25X faster in ZOOM, PAN, and REDRAW operations than AutoCAD by itself, and offers a range of features, including a bird's eye, real-time panning, pop-up menus, a ZoomPreview spyglass, and fully reconfigurable digitizer buttons. The product, to be available in July, will retail for $249.

Sirlin Computer Corporation is a leading supplier of visual information management tools. Founded in 1986, the company has been shipping applications and software libraries for viewing and managing CAD files since 1989. Sirlin is the producer of the SirlinVIEW line of products for viewing and managing CAD drawings and raster images. Corporate headquarters are located at 25 Orchard View Drive, Londonderry, NH 03053. Phone: 603-437-0727.

Panacea Inc. is the world's leading provider of commercial and OEM display drivers and software-only applications accelerators for graphics-intensive applications. Panacea specializes in PC-based software for graphics processors and graphics boards that support VGA/SuperVGA, 8514/A, TIGA, S3 and XGA graphics platforms. Corporate headquarters are located at 24 Orchard View Drive, Londonderry, NH 03053. Phone: 603-437-5022.


TreeSaver Photo-Reduction Printing Software
(Alameda, California, June 17, 1992) Discoversoft, Inc. announced today that it is now shipping Version 3.1 of TreeSaver. TreeSaver is the unique software utility for Jaserjet and compatible printers that enables existing DOS programs to print:

** 2, 3, 4, 6 or more pages on a single sheet of paper.

** print double-sided reports from any DOS program.

** Shrink full-size pages to fit personal organizers.

** Convert multi-page documents to saddle-bound books

   and pamphlets.

Version 3.1 adds the "make book" feature that allows users to print saddle bound books and pamphlets from any "PCL" print file. PCL (Printer Command Language) files are files containing the commands to control HP's LaserJet printers. To make books, TreeSaver reorders the pages into a "first-last" sequence and prints them 2-up in landscape orientation. The pages are then folded in half and can be stapled or stitched along the fold. Letter-size pages folded in half form the popular 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch book format while legal pages create a 7 x 8 1/2 inch format. Both of these formats are excellent for short run manuals, pamphlets, programs, directories and other small booklets.

Traditionally, such manuals are created by "pasting up" model pages on "artboards". The required pagination and paste-up is a time-consuming process that is expensive, error prone, and requires special equipment and skills. With TreeSaver's "make book" feature, original boards are made directly on the LaserJet. They can then be used in conjunction with a copy machine to produce the actual pages. Of course, original books (as well as artboards) can also be produced directly on the laser printer by using TreeSaver's double-sided option. To print double-sided, users feed the pages through the laser printer twice; once for the fronts and a second time for the backs. TreeSaver takes care of the pagination, and "throws away" the pages that are not printed on each pass.

The "make book" function allows the user to enter a variable gutter offset to compensate for the thickness of the pages. Since the outside pages of a booklet wrap around the inside pages, the page image needs to be shifted by a tiny amount (the thickness of the paper) for each page in order to maintain a constant gutter. This feature is only needed on pamphlets of S sheets (20 pages) or more.

The "make book" feature includes support of duplexing laser printers such as the IID, IIID and IIISi models from Hewlett-Packard. On standard laser printers, double-sided printing is done via "batch" or "manual flip" modes. In batch mode all the fronts are printed before the stack is flipped over. All the backs are then printed in a second pass. In manual flip mode, a front page is printed on a page from the paper tray. TreeSaver then changes the paper source to the manual feed slot so that the back side can be printed immediately by "flipping" the sheet and reinserting it into the manual feed slot. This process continues to the end of the document. With the make book feature you can start and/or end the print job on any sheet so that a single page can be replaced when necessary.

In addition to the "make book " feature, TreeSaver 3.1 now supports all of the PCL 5 commands (LaserJet III). Commands such as print direction (rotate font), print model (patterned, outline and shaded characters), and other more esoteric PCL 5 commands are newly supported in this release. TreeSaver is a PCL interpreter. That means that TreeSaver can handle graphics, soft fonts, and even LaserJet macros. This distinguishes TreeSaver from shareware and commercial utilities that provide similar functions when printing pure ASCII files. Of course, TreeSaver also handles ASCII as well as PCL files. Because not all programs have the ability to print LaserJet formatted output to a file (PCL FILE), version 3.1 now comes with a utility that enables users to capture LaserJet output into a file from any DOS application.

Other TreeSaver features include network compatibility, the ability to force duplex printing on the LaserJet IID and IIID, even from applications that do not support duplex printing, and the ability to switch the LaserJet IIISi from PCL to Postscript and back. This latter feature helps users avoid "garbaged" output because of the printer being in the wrong mode. TreeSaver also lets users introduce or compensate for binding offsets in 2-up documents and it allows control over page rotation, page order, and page stacking for precise placement of text.

TreeSaver is used extensively to condense printouts for database and accounting listings, and in the legal environment for depositions, court summaries and other documents. TreeSaver allows users to configure multiple "virtual" pages on one sheet. Graphics presentation foils can be tiled six, nine, twelve or even sixteen to a page for audience handouts. Label printouts can be converted to two, three or four-up format allowing the use of the laser printer instead of a continuous feed printer. All of this saves paper and toner. Indirectly, TreeSaver also saves, postage, courier expense, copying expense, and filing cabinets while adding convenience.

For those who carry papers into the field, having condensed printouts saves considerable weight and bulk. TreeSaver's scaled mode allows users to condense full-size printouts to fit personal organizers of any size. TreeSaver's scaling factors are configurable in 5% increments. Separate control is provided for the horizontal and vertical axes so that the aspect ratio can be controlled for any format organizer. Using TreeSaver is like having the photo-reduction feature of a copier as a print option from any application.

For laser users who don't want reduced-size printouts, TreeSaver still can save 50 per cent of the cost and bulk by printing documents double-sided in a 2-pass operation. To use this feature, users print their entire document or report twice. A hot-key (or menu selection in non-resident mode) selects fronts only and another backs only. TreeSaver "throws away" the unneeded pages while printing the only correct pages for each side.

Finally, TreeSaver comes with a stand-alone optimization utility, RapidTransit, that speeds graphics printing on the LaserJet IIP and III series printers. RapidTransit works by taking advantage of the graphics compression features of the newer LaserJet printers (PCL level 5). Time savings of up to 500 per cent for graphics printing can be achieved with some hardware / software combinations.

TreeSaver 3.1 is being shown for the first time at PC EXPO in New York, June 23-25, 1992. Discoversoft's booth is number 4712 on the main floor. TreeSaver (version 1.0) was first introduced at FALL COMDEX, 1989. The suggested retail price remains $89.95. TreeSaver is available to dealers from Software Resource of Novato, CA., and is available to end-users and corporate purchasers through Egghead Discount Software, as well as direct from Discoversoft. Review copies are available to writers upon request. A special demo disk is available to end-users upon request.

Discoversoft Inc, 1516 Oak St, Alameda, CA 94501

510-769-2902


Q+E Database Editor 2.7 & Q+E Database Lib 1.1
Pioneer Software Ships Q+E Database Editor 2.7 and Q+E Database Library 1.1 -- With support for Btrieve, INGRES, SQLBase, XDB

Raleigh, NC--June 15, 1992 - Pioneer Software announced today that it is shipping new releases of their multi-database tools, Q+E Database Editor (Q+E) version 2.7 and Q+E Database Library (QELIB) version 1.1. The new releases add database drivers for Btrieve, INGRES, SQLBase, and XDB. In addition, Pioneer Software has made significant enhancements to the dBASE, Paradox, and OS/2 DBM database drivers.

Q+E Database Editor

Q+E is a Microsoft Windows 3.X and IBM OS/2 1.3/2.0 front-end tool for querying, editing, and integrating data from relational databases. Q+E provides a common user interface to several different database systems that hides the complexity of database control languages from the user. In addition to simplifying database access, Q+E allows users to integrate information from those databases into any other Windows or OS/2 application via Dynamic Data Exchange or the Clipboard.

"Our goal is for Q+E to provide a consistent and intuitive graphical interface to all the major database systems," said George Woltman, President, Pioneer Software. "By adding support for these new database types, we are not only providing end-users with a simple and intuitive tool for querying and editing these databases, but are also providing users of almost any Windows or OS/2 application with the means to integrate data from these important databases into their daily work routine."

Q+E Database Library

QELIB is a collection of Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs) that provide a common call level interface for database access from any application or tool capable of calling a DLL. QELIB can be called from the macro, script, or programming languages of any Windows or OS/2 product. Products such as spreadsheets, word processors, hypercard development systems, 4GL development tools, object-oriented languages, and traditional programming languages can all use QELIB to directly retrieve and manipulate database information.

"We decided to make the underlying database access technology found in Q+E available to Windows and OS/2 application and macro developers after receiving requests for this capability from our customers and other commercial developers," said Tyler Bennett, Vice President, Pioneer Software. Many of the new development tools and languages are not able to directly access data from the most popular PC, network, and mainframe databases. Since Pioneer Software already had the technology required to provide this access, it was natural for us to offer it as a product. Q+E Database Library is that product."

New Functionality for dBASE, Paradox, and OS/2 DBM

Increased functionality has been added to the dBASE, Paradox, and OS/2 database drivers. For dBASE, record locking now allows several users to access the same dBASE files simultaneously. The dBASE driver has also been enhanced to support: aggregate functions, Group By and Having clauses, Row IDs, Distinct operators, Union operators, and Pack statements. Password Protection has been added to the Paradox driver, and OS/2 DBM is now accessible from Windows.

Databases Supported

Q+E and QELIB for Windows Support: DB2, INGRES, Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, Netware SQL, OS/2 DBM, XDB, SQLBase, Paradox, Btrieve, dBASE, ASCII text file and XLS files. Q+E and QELIB for OS/2 support: DB2, INGRES, Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, Netware SQL, OS/2 DBM, XDB, SQLBase, Btrieve, dBASE, ASCII text file and XLS files.

Pricing and Availability

Q+E Database Editor has a suggested retail price of $299.00 for the single user license and $999.00 for the five user license. Registered users of previous versions of Pioneer Software's Q+E can upgrade to Q+E 2.7 for $49.00. Users of the special version of Q+E that is bundled with Microsoft Excel can upgrade to Pioneer Software's Q+E for $99.00.

Q+E Database Library has a suggested retail price of $399.00 for the developer's kit. Corporate distribution licenses are available for an additional $999.00. Registered users of previous versions of Pioneer Software's QELIB can upgrade to QELIB 1.1 for $49.00. For more information call Pioneer Software at (800) 876-3101 or (919) 859-2220.

Pioneer Software

Pioneer Software, the multi-database technology company, has shipped over 2,000,000 copies of Windows and OS/2 database access products for end-users and developers. Pioneer Software was recently cited as the fourth fastest growing application publisher in the 1992 Software Industry Factbook, published by the Digital Information Group. Pioneer Software, founded 1986, is a privately held company based in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a European office in Rotterdam, Holland.

All Prices and terms are for the U.S.A. only.

Pioneer Software, 5540 Centerview Dr, Suite 324, Raleigh, NC 27606

919-859-2220


Weitek News, Vol 2 Issue 2, May 1992
Weitek News -- VOLUME NUMBER 2, ISSUE NUMBER 2, MAY 1992

Weitek Power for Windows

Weitek has entered the Windows acceleration market with two chips that dramatically increase the speed of Windows applications. The W5086 and the new W5186 increase the speed of business applications (like word processors and spreadsheets) from 2-4 times. With more than 10 million users of Microsoft Windows out there, and thousands joining their ranks every month, there's a great market for graphics boards which use these new Weitek chips. Call us for details on our 800 number.

AvTech Announces Weitek-Powered Graphics Board

AvTech recently introduced their new GraphTEK video card which is based on the Weitek W5086. This new card is the first in a series of AvTech video graphics products. "The choice was very clear for us to work with Weitek when we completed our price/performance analysis with all available graphic controllers!" said Moses Sun, President of AvTech. "Weitek's graphic controller is a perfect match to our marketing plan. It offers the most cost effective solution to speed up the display performance of business applications under Microsoft Windows. "

The new board from AvTech is 100% compatible to the VESA standard to run all VGA software. It uses VRAM (rather than DRAM,) to achieve maximum performance. The board supports all standard display resolutions up to 1024 X 768 and up to 76Hz refresh rate. The performance of the board in a standard 386SX is up to four times that of a standard VGA in the same system. It's like adding a 80486DX CPU to the 386SX system without the expense of the new CPU.

The board is competitively priced at $259 including all software drivers, future driver upgrades and unlimited technical support. OEM and VAR pricing is available. Call AvTech on 714-773-5880.

Weitek Demo Boards Acclaimed

Weitek has built some boards based on the W5086 to demonstrate this new technology to Windows applications developers. We are also making the boards available for review in industry publications and in large corporations in the US. The response has been strong:

BYTE MAGAZINE said "The W5086 encodes some of the key functions of the Windows 3.0 graphical interface, which significantly speeds up Windows and Windows applications . . . While most Super VGA cards on the market today are aimed at graphics applications, Weitek Power for Windows targets the business segment. The card speeds up screen performance of typical business applications by speeding up functions such as scrolling, cutting and pasting, page preview, moving and sizing windows, and line drawing . . .I noticed an appreciable speed increase in my word processing and database applications, but I was immediately impressed by how the card affects Windows alone . . . With all the graphics accelerators out there, why would anyone need the Weitek card? The answer is that Weitek Power for Windows may be all you need. It offers a high-quality, low-cost alternative for those who run primarily word processors and spreadsheets, and other text-oriented applications under Windows 3.0.

There's no need to spend extra money on higher-priced graphics chips when your applications are mostly text processing. But there are other reasons to purchase this card. It's a high-quality VGA card that can replace your current graphics card, and you get the added bonus of a speed increase under Windows."

Richard Eckhouse, University of Massachusetts at Boston in his recent review in IEEE Computer says . . . "I've always known Weitek as the manufacturer of accelerator chips for the IBM PC and compatibles. So when I heard Weitek was making a user-interface controller chip to speed up the Windows GDI functions, I wasn't surprised. Installation of the Windows software is automatic and the most intelligent I've seen (and I've tested a great many boards). My typical applications are Ami Pro and Excel; my first impression was that the display scrolling in both application was considerably faster than it had been. When asked by a good friend if I would give it to him after finishing my review, I replied, 'No way; it stays in my machine!"

The February, 1992 issue of Computing Success focuses on the Weitek Power for Windows and included the following . . ." My what a pleasant--and startling-- surprise! The Weitek Power for Windows card makes Windows actually fly. Yes, you heard that right-- fly! The screen display becomes so fast, that a 90K Micrografx Designer file loads and displays in about 3 seconds. The same file on the T386/33MHz Demon, now with the CompuAdd card, takes nearly 12 seconds to fill the screen. I run Windows with Norton Desktop as the shell, and have become accustomed to a loading time of about 45 seconds. Weitek has taken the two slowest routines of the Widows GDI and built them into a high speed SuperVGA controller chip. It's the W5086. This is not a separate card, as are some graphics controllers, but a half-slot 16-bit card that takes over all the video functions of the computer. At the DOS level, the card does nothing fancy. But within Windows, the card off-loads the graphics function from the software driver and handles them at high speed with the W5086 chip."

Weitek Launches The W5186

We launched the W5186 at COMDEX. In the next issue we will list the companies building boards with this enhanced product. We will also feature information on our W8720 chip. We launched this part in 1991 in the high-end workstation market and we are about to release the chip into the PC market, along with Windows 3.1 and AutoCAD drivers. We'll also have a full toolkit available for our OEMs to write their own suite of drivers. W8720 based boards will be able to display 1280 x 1024 in 256 colors faster than any other boards on the market, all at 76Hz refresh rates. Please call our (800) 468-3167 for more information.

Stop Press!  --  PC Coprocessor Prices Crash

Our 3167 PC Coprocessors increase the speed of floating point intensive applications by 100% over any 387 and this performance boost is now available at new lower prices. Here are details of the current and new prices of the product. Please call if you need more information.

             Old Price    Current Price

3167-20         $495         $ 99

3167-25          795          199

3167-33          995          299

4167-25          995          499


Abacus StatView 4.0 Data Analysis & Graphing
Berkeley, CA, June 8, 1992 - Abacus Concepts today announced and began shipping StatView 4.0, the first integrated data analysis and presentation graphing system for the Macintosh. StatView 4.0 lets scientists and researchers manage and analyze their data, then graph and create presentations of their results all within a single application. With StatView 4.0, researchers and data analysts no longer need four separate applications - spreadsheet, statistics, graphing and drawing - to complete their work.

StatView 4.0 allows data analysts to work through every phase of a project -- from data collection through the presentation of results -- in one package.  StatView 4.0 provides a complete drawing environment -- the view window -- in which users perform their data analysis. In the view window, the user can combine tables and graphs with drawn objects and text, creating an entire presentation.  Any view window may be saved and used as a template. By using StatView's templates, users can easily repeat any task from basic formatting to combinations of complex analyses, on any data.

The StatView system offers a number of unique features not found in traditional data analysis software:

* Floating browsers offer immediate access to data,

  analyses, and results

* Analysis results are dynamically linked to data - if the

  data changes, results are updated automatically

* Summary information for each variable in a dataset is

  instantly accessible through a split-window called the

  variable attribute pane

* Create new columns based on simple or complex formulae

  using a calculator interface containinover 150 functions

* Easily specify and save simple or complex criteria which

  restrict analyses to data subsets

* Extensive on-line help is available via balloon help or a

  floating hints window

"StatView 4.0 is the first integrated package that is tailored to the specific needs of researchers and analysts. These people have been pretty much ignored by high-volume software publishers whose mainstream applications don't address the specialized needs of this technical audience," said Daniel S. Feldman, Jr., President of Abacus Concepts. "With StatView 4.0, Abacus Concepts has created a Works for data analysis and presentation. For this audience, the only other package they'll need to get their work done is a word processor."

Mr. Feldman continues, "We looked at available integrated software and saw a lot of compromises.  StatView 4.0 is different. We didn't compromise on any aspect of its design. StatView 4.0 makes a great stand-alone graphing package.  You can also use it as a stand-alone drawing package. And for the specific data management needs of researchers and analysts, it outshines any spreadsheet. Of course, it has the statistical engine that has made StatView the most popular statistics package on the Macintosh."

Jim Gagnon, Vice President of R&D at Abacus Concepts, points out that "StatView has been developed using our own object-oriented technology. We did this in order to take advantage of current and future technologies offered by Apple Computer and other vendors. Most importantly for our customers, this object-oriented design allows StatView to be easily extended with add-on modules. Statistical and graphing extensions are already in the works."

StatView 4.0's introduction reorganizes Abacus Concepts' award-winning StatView line. StatView 4.0 replaces StatView II as the premiere, top-of-the-line member of the StatView family. StatView SE+Graphics remains the choice for data analysts with low-end Macintoshes (Plus, SE, Classic, PowerBook 100). StatView Student is designed and priced specifically for students.

StatView 4.0 has a suggested U.S. retail price of $595.00. Current StatView owners can move up to StatView 4.0 for $99.00 until August 1 and $149.00 afterwards. Interested customers should call Abacus Concepts at (510) 540-1949 or write to Abacus Concepts, Inc. at 1984 Bonita Avenue, Berkeley,CA 94704-1038.

The StatView line is the five-time winner of the Macworld World Class Award for best Statistics/Math Software. StatView also won the 1989 Australian Macworld World Class Award in the same category, and the Icone d'Or in France.  The StatView line is the best selling statistical software for the Macintosh and has received the highest rating of any statistical software by MacUser.  Abacus Concepts also publishes SuperANOVA, the 1989 Eddy Award winner for Best Data Analysis Product and MacSpin, the 1988 Eddy Award winner for Best Scientific/Engineering Product.

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StatView 4.0 Key Features

Data Management

* Spreadsheet holds up to 32,765 columns and

  over 2 billion rows

* Variable attribute pane offers instant access to column

  formatting and summary statistics

* Innovative formula calculator provides over 150 functions

  for dynamic transformation anmanipulation of data

Statistical Analysis

* Comprehensive descriptive, comparative and multivariate

  statistics

* Analysis, variable, and results browsers speed analysis

  process

* Results are dynamically linked to data

Graphing

* Over 15 different chart types available

* Complete control over all aspects of charts (tick marks,

  interval width, axis bounds, grid, fill, color, error

  bars, orientation, legend, and more)

* Special chart types designed specifically for

  data analysts

Drawing

* All the functionality of a powerful drawing program

  (drawn objects & text, group/ungroup, aligobjects, rulers

  & grids, front-to-back layering, lock/unlock, and more)

* Documents may be up to 638 pages in length

* Automatically clean up items so that they do not fall

  across page breaks or one another Templates

* User can create templates for anything from basic

  formatting to complex analyses

* Templates are better than a macro or batch language

  because users graphically create them; no command language

  necessary

* Program ships with over 40 templates for frequently-used

  analyses and graphs

On-Line Help

* Comprehensive on-line help through floating hints window

* Balloon help for every feature of the program when running

  under System 7

System 7 Support

* 32-bit clean (supports Virtual Memory), TrueType support,

  Balloon Help, core Apple Events

System Requirements

* Any Macintosh (LC or better recommended) with:

    * 2 megabytes of RAM (4 megabytes for System 7)

    * System 6.0.4 or later

    * A hard disk


Finansa WinMail Automatic Address-Book Sync'ng
Automatic address-book synchronization  - still not here in NetWare(R) MHS(TM) - is already built into Finansa WinMail(TM) electronic mail software.

     Finansa Ltd. (London, England) offers NetWare(R) MHS(TM) electronic mail users a strategic feature that Novell itself won't deliver until later this year: automatic address-book synchronization. The award-winning MHS e-mail software for Windows(TM) from FInansa lets sites elect to participate in automatic cross-updates of each other's public address-book lists; each user may also maintain a private address book, and update it from the site's public lists. A Finansa WinMail(TM) E-Mail five-user license is available for $595 (all prices suggested US resale at participating resellers; inquiries invited), ten-user for $995, 50- user for $2,995. A downloadable demo version (which runs on a stand- alone machine and will not make MHS connections) is available from the NOVLIB and IBMCOM forums on the CompuServe(R) Information service.

     The public address book and public distribution lists are available to all WinMail users; each user also has a personal address book and distribution lists. These support MHS, fax, Telex and X.400 addresses, plus any other three an administrator wishes to define for a system. Each address book entry may appear as a legible name in the scrollable list-box that presents itself when addressing a message; upon selection, it provides a single user-specified e-mail route from among the many supported alternatives. Finansa WinMail also supports, from within Windows, full MHS user administration.

     WinMail is the first E-mail software architected specifically for the Windows environment to run on Novell networks. Openness, easy installation, extensive connectivity, seamless integration with office applications, mail APIs and intelligent mail filtering combine to make it the most intuitive, flexible and intelligent electronic mail package currently available.

     Among the hallmark features of Finansa WinMail: automatic rule- based distribution and handling of messages (without a rules language); shareable mail folders; secure mail through file encryption; and more.

     Included macros can hot-link Finansa WinMail with Microsoft Excel(R), Word For Windows(R) and Ami(R) Professional; macros for WordPerfect(R) for Windows, 123(R)/W and other applications will be available, at no charge, through Finansa phone, fax and e-mail (SUPPORT @ FINANSA) customer support. Finansa also offers high- and low-level APIs for VisualBasic, C, C++ or Pascal programmers.

     Finansa WinMail avails itself fully of the Windows user interface. Users can drag-and-drop messages among folders; cut and paste from the clipboard; print to any available Windows printer; view or launch attachments; and more.

     Finansa Limited is a UK headquartered software company dedicated to developing and marketing a strategic range of Windows applications for PC network and standalone users. In December 1991, Finansa received a substantial injection of development capital from investment house 3i, becoming one of the few UK software companies to receive such support for several years. In January 1992, Finansa launched its first mass product - WinMail.

     For more information contact Finansa Ltd., Aldwych House, 71-91 Aldwych, London WC2B 4HN, UK; +44-71-405-4054; MHS e-mail to "Sales @ Finansa" via NHub; fax: +44-71-831-5737.


Seikosha LT-20 Portable Printer Promo
New Micro Central PC-to-go summer promo offers $75 carry bag free with purchase of Seikosha LT-20 under-laptop "pizza box" printer and Macronix MaxLite(TM) pocket modem.

     Seikosha America Inc. (Mahwah, NJ) announces a new summer promo through national distributor Micro Central (South River, NJ), in cooperation with pocket modem manufacturer Macronix, Inc. (San Jose, CA). During the promo period (July 1 to Labor Day), Micro Central customers who buy both a Seikosha LT-20 "pizza box" portable printer and a Macronix MaxLite(TM) 96 or MaxLite 144 pocket fax/data modem will get a Seikosha laptop-plus-printer bag free. This soft-side carry bag is roomy, lightweight and durable enough to handle a laptop PC, printer and accessories; it's available separately for $74.99 (all prices suggested US resale at participating resellers; inquiries invited). The Seikosha LT-20XL flatbed portable printer is $549. The Macronix 9600 bps MaxLite 96 data/fax modem is $595; the 14400 bps MaxLite 144 is $695.

     The flatbed LT-20 case is designed to fit comfortably under a laptop computer, even on a cramped airline tray table. It uses standard cut-sheet paper (or up to 3-part forms) in convenient slide-in cassettes, and can print 100 pages per battery charge. All in all, Seikosha designed it to be an optimum traveling companion for laptop computers.

     Tiny MaxLite pocket modems are about the size and shape of visor-mount radar detectors. The MaxLite 144 is caught speeding at 14.4 kbps with data or fax communications. It has V.32bis/V.42bis and MNP 2-5 data communication plus Group 3 Class I and II fax. Power comes from a wall adapter or its own batteries. It comes with a velvet pouch, data and fax communication software, power adapter, phone cord and a 5-year warranty. The MaxLite 96 differs only in its top speed of 9.6 kbps.

     For additional information contact Micro Central, 55 Reid Street, South River, NJ 08882; 800-836-4276; (908) 257-7890; fax 908-257-9426.

     MaxLite modems are a product of the Macronix Tele-Imaging Systems Group, which produces fax/modems and intelligent power accessories. Macronix also produces VLSI semiconductors for personal computers through the Macronix Components Group.

     For additional information contact Macronix, Inc., 1348 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95131; (408) 453-8088; fax: 408-453-8488.

     Seikosha America, Inc., a Seiko Group company, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 1992. The company markets a high-quality, high-performance line of printers for use with personal, portable and networked computers, and video printers popular in military, medical, industrial and studio applications. Seikosha printers have historically had one of the highest reliability rates in the computer industry.

     For further information contact Seikosha America Inc., 10 Industrial Avenue, Mahwah, NJ 07430; 800-338-2609 (in New Jersey: 201-327-7227); fax 201-818-9075.


Seikosha SP-2415AP Wide Carriage Printer for Mac
Seikosha shows, ships new Imagewriter(R) II-compatible wide-carriage SP-2415AP printer; now Apple Macintosh(R) users can do wide-carriage impact printing.

   Seikosha America Inc. (Mahwah, NJ) showed production models at PC Expo as it began shipping its new wide-carriage impact printer for Apple Macintosh(R) users with full Imagewriter(R) II monochrome compatibility. Large corporate site managers were among show attendees to express immediate interest in it as the first-ever Mac- specific wide-carriage impact printer; its narrow-carriage sibling is already a Seikosha best-seller. The new wide-carriage Model 2415AP is available for $569 (all prices suggested US resale at participating dealers or direct; inquiries invited). The narrow- carriage Model SP-2400AP is $389.

   The new SP-2415AP features legendary Seikosha reliability (4,000 hours mean time between failures, 100 million character print head life with typical usage) and quiet operation (55dBA). It has a 300 cps super-speed draft mode. It offers a selection of built-in draft, NLQ or proportional fonts (supporting 256 downloadable characters) at a 9-17 cpi pitch range. And its wealth of user-demanded features includes auto-loading continuous forms or cut sheets, paper parking, one-inch tear-off and front-panel pitch and margin selection.

   Its rear paper path push tractor accepts 4.5-16-inch wide continuous forms. A top paper path accepts letter, legal, A4 and B5 cut sheets; a single-bin cut sheet feeder option is also available.

   The SP-2415AP is also a virtuoso at dot graphics in eight densities: 576, 640, 768, 856, 960, 1088, 1152 or 1280 dphi. Its character-printing attributes include emphasized, double-strike, double-width, half-height, proportional, italic and super/subscript characters.

   In addition to its Imagewriter II emulation, the SP-2415AP also features a fully Imagewriter II-compatible mini-DIN 8-pin serial interface, which can operate at 1200, 2400, 4800 or 9600 bps data rates.

   Many printing characteristics fall under the control of six front-panel switches (power, on-line, NLQ/LF/Font, FF/Pitch, Paper Park/Margin and Shift) and four indicators (power, on-line, NLQ and paper empty).

   Seikosha America, Inc., a Seiko Group company, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 1992. The company markets a high-quality, high-performance line of printers for use with personal, portable and networked computers, and video printers popular in military, medical, industrial and studio applications. Seikosha printers have historically had one of the highest reliability rates in the computer industry. For further information contact Seikosha America Inc., 10 Industrial Avenue, Mahwah, NJ 07430; 800-338-2609 (in New Jersey: 201-327-7227); fax 201-818-9075.


Spectrum Signal Proc. Analog Daughter Modules
TWO NEW VERSATILE "DAUGHTER MODULES" PROVIDE ANALOG SIGNAL CONVERSION FOR BROAD RANGE OF BUSES

Burnaby, British Columbia, June 15, 1992 -- Two new 16-bit dual-channel analog interface "daughter" boards from Spectrum Signal Processing allow designers of DSP-based systems to convert signals up to maximum sampling frequencies of 200 kHz per channel. These modules may be used alone or to provide analog I/O capability for Spectrum's PC, VME, or SBus DSP motherboards that are equipped with module sites (TMS320C40 Module Development System, TMS320C50 Processor Board, ADSP21020 System Board, Dual TMS320C30 VME Board, and TMS320C30 SBus Board). The daughter modules, when attached to a motherboard, do not violate the single slot requirement for each of the bus standards. The AM/D16SA Daughter Module is a successive approximation module with onboard anti-aliasing and reconstruction filters. It samples analog input signals at up to 200 kHz per channel and can reconstruct digital samples at up to 500 kHz per channel. The result is high-quality A/D and D/A conversions (SNR 90 dB and 86 dB respectively).

The second daughter module, the AM/D16DS, is designed with Delta-Sigma A/D and D/A converters that can operate at a maximum sampling frequency of 50 kHz. This module's input and output signal to noise ratios are both 90 dB.

The boards are ideal for designers of virtually any imaging, graphics, video or professional sound system that require efficient analog capture and digital conversion using DSP.

"These new daughter modules are the latest in Spectrum's program to provide the industry's broadest range of DSP design solutions," said Barry Jinks, Spectrum President. "As an increasing number of designers discover the potential of digital signal processing for these kinds of applications and systems, this kind of easily-applied daughter card offers them high performance and flexibility with no external filters."

The AM/D16SA and AM/D16DS are available now and are priced at US $995.00 in single quantities. Aggressive pricing is offered for OEMs that purchase either daughter module in volume.

Spectrum Signal Processing is a leading developer of system and processor boards, software tools, hardware systems and other digital signal processing products for the PC, VME, and SBus environments. These systems support Digital Signal Processors from Analog Devices (ADSP-21020/2102/2100), AT&T (DSP32C), Motorola, Inc. (DSP96002/56002) and Texas Instruments (TMS320C40/30/50/25), Spectrum's unique modular DSP hardware allows users to interface off-the-shelf peripheral I/O boards with the processor of their choice via the DSP LINK system expansion interface. Spectrum Signal Processing Inc. is publicly traded on the Vancouver Stock Exchange under the symbol SSY.

Spectrum Signal Processing Inc

8525 Baxter Place, 10 Production Court, Burnaby, BC V5A 4V7 CANADA

604-421-5422


MacVision 1.0 Simulates Braddick & Kolers Exp.
MacVision 1.0 from T-Cube Enterprises

What is MacVision?

MacVision is an easy-to-use software program that can be used to simulate Braddick and Kolers experiments. You can adjust a variety of parameters including-size, shape, color of feature elements. This helps creating a variety of picture frames ( stimuli ) that could be used for conducting different kinds of experiments.

MacVision uses pull-down menu interface. This menu includes the following items:

   Chars

   Two - Frame

   Timing

Chars: Pull down menu bar. It has 8 items. You can set the following parameters:

Count:      number of feature elements ( 1 - 10 )

Shape:      circle, rectangle, triangle, trapezoid and

            left ramp

Size:       diameter of the feature elements

            (10,12,14,16,18,20 pixels)

Color:      yellow, black, white, blue, green, pink,

Background: white, gray, black

Apart from setting the above parameters:

Save Pict:  helps you save the stimulus you created

Load Pict:  helps you load the desired stimulus, previously

            created using MacVision

Quit:       helps you quit from MacVision 1.0

Two-Frame: Pull down menu bar. It has 5 items.

Create First : create the first frame for the stimulus.

Duplicate First: let MacVision create the second frame for the stimulus. It duplicates the first frame, given the spatial separation between corresponding feature elements of the two frames.

Create: View Second: If you used "Duplicate First" to create the second frame, you may view the second frame by selecting this item. Or, alternatively, you may create a customized second frame

Second Frame Option: helps you determine whether the second frame should be super-imposed on, or spatially distant from, the first frame.

Go : Select this after you have set all the required parameters and created the stimulus. Watch the stimulus play.

Timing: Pull down menu bar. It has 3 items. You can set the following parameters :

ISI: Interstimulus Interval : helps you set the interstimulus interval ( 16 7 - 500 msec )

ON-TIME: Presentation Duration : helps you set the presentation duration for the stimulus ( 16.7 - 500 msec )

Recent Values: helps you view the current values of ISI and ON-TIME

System Requirements

Mac Plus, SE, II series

1 MB of RAM

1 MB of hard disk space

Source code written using THINK C version 4.0

Price: $29.99 includes source code, user manual, no royalties

T-Cube Enterprises, 37 Lyman St, Suite 2, Waltham, MA 02154

617-899-8657


AdArt Logos & Trademarks/Advertising ClipArt CDs
Innovation Advertising has introduced two new CD-ROM collections, AdArt: Logos & Trademarks, and AdArt: Clip Art For Advertising.

AdArt: Logos & Trademarks CD-ROM is a collection of well-known corporate symbols and service marks used to advertise and display products and services. The CD-ROM contains over 800 Encapsulated Postscript images representing organizations, manufacturers and corporations. Subjects include automotive, travel, real estate, insurance, finance, non-profit organizations & associations. AdArt: Logos & Trademarks CD-ROM is an invaluable asset in display advertising, sign making, printing, and specialty advertising. All trademarks represented in this collection are registered by their respective owners and are designed for editorial and advertising use. Retail Price: $499.00

AdArt: Clip Art For Advertising CD-ROM is a collection of the entire library of clip art products currently available in the AdArt Series, including International Symbols & Icons, 1 & 2; Logos & Trademark, 1-8; Flags of the World; Business Symbols Collection; Vinyl Cutters Collection; Safety & Packaging Collection and Recycled Art. Retail Price: $999.00

All graphics are in the Encapsulated Postscript format to provide superior reproduction quality with no loss of detail or sharpness when resized. Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) is a graphic language that allows images to be scaled and rotated while retaining an object's integrity. Postscript also supports gray scales and color, and prints on a wide variety of output devices, from 300 dpi laser printers to 2,400 dpi imagesetters. The EPS format provides highest possible reproduction quality with no loss of detail or sharpness when resized. Each image is saved in the Adobe Illustrator 1.1 format to insure compatibility with most page-layout and illustration programs which accept EPS files (i.e. Aldus Pagemaker, Quark Xpress, Ventura Publisher, Word Perfect and Adobe Illustrator!) and is available for the Macintosh and IBM/compatible computer systems.

Innovation Advertising & Design

41 Mansfield Ave, Essex Junction, VT 05452

802-879-1164


TRAC Solution Integrated Marketing & Advertising
RADNOR, Pa. -- A new family of PG and Macintosh-based software products that integrate marketing and advertising functions for companies with heavy merchandise advertising requirements is available from Bestinfo, Inc.

The cross-platform product family, called The TRAC Solution" (for Technology for Retail Advertisers and Catalogers), "constitutes a collaborative -- groupware if you will -- solution for professionals and specialists participating in the processes of merchandise selection, pricing, promoting, and creating advertising in both store and non-store operations," according to Harry Zane, vice president, marketing programs.

The TRAC Solution makes use of standard PC and Macintosh modules for page composition, but uses powerful "system" modules to integrate large-scale client-server networks and database tools to provide:

. Digital image archives of merchandise photography that store and index digital images, from a variety of sources. TRAC provides the merchandiser with a ready source of both low-resolution images, typically used in composing page Layouts, and high-resolution images, normally used in final assembly either on Bestinfo systems, or at color separation shops.

. Databases of merchandise advertising information that can be accessed as electronic files or by merchants planning ads and promotions. The databases contain all layout elements, images, notes, ad fact sheets, and instructions associated with an ad page or job. Both Macintosh and PC stations can access the databases.

. Powerful workflow management tools that allow managers to analyze, construct and define workflow among departments and individuals. One such tool is the electronic "page envelope" that can use data in the advertising databases to assemble and track all information, images, layouts ant notes associated with a page or job. Workflow management tools can integrate with, and report upon, both PC- and Macintosh-based hardware platforms.

. Version management tools are also being developed that will facilitate the creation and tracking of base pages and versioned pages. The version management tools virtually eliminate redundant storage of page elements that appear on both base and versioned pages, while dramatically reducing the time needed to create versions for discrete demographic markets.

. Links to databases of merchandise information that permit automatic updating of page information, such as prices, captions, images and other advertising data, while in mid- or final production.

The TRAC solution may be sold as a turnkey system, or it may be added to an existing infrastructure of Macintosh- or PC-based operations.

"Many advertisers are using so-called desktop systems to produce pages for ROP, mailers, supplements, catalogs or store signage. While these products do a reasonably good job of page composition, and are easy to use, they are essentially informed by a single-user design model and are therefore limited largely to automating discrete, single steps in a process," Zane said. "TRAC is the key to turning these individual stations into highly efficient, fast-response systems."

The TRAC Solution is designed to be configured in ways that approximate closely the way people actually work in marketing and advertising environments, yet it eliminates redundant steps wherever necessary and makes revisions and iterative work as quick and as facile as possible.

Using The TRAC Solution, for example, a marketing manager or advertising administrator might use workflow management tools to project how the addition of extra ads or pages might affect the schedule of work in progress. By adding new pages to the system's schedule, the manager can assign departments or individuals to the additional tasks associated with the pages, and automatically recalculate forecasts and projections.

The manager could then test the workflow model to determine labor capacity requirements and to identify bottlenecks. TRAC's analysis function provides the necessary information to adjust resources or work accordingly.

The model so adjusted could then be immediately applied to the actual project. If the project represented a schedule adjustment of a pre-existing workflow, the production status and time-to-completion indicators would be automatically recalculated.

Meanwhile, a merchandise buyer might begin a job at a PC or Macintosh station and select layouts or pictures used in past layouts. These might be assembled into the "page envelope" and passed along to another marketing professional for electronic approval.

Production people would use these same page envelope materials on PC- or Macintosh-based stations to create pages, or versions of pages. These pages would automatically update during production as new images, pricing, or product data became available.

Bestinfo has been a leading developer of systems that create layout-intensive pages in environments where each user requires task-specific tools that are highly integrated with other tools in the workflow. Founded in 1984, the company has steadily evolved from a software developer to a system integrator and solutions provider for large, complex implementation schemes. Today, the company provides tools that help re-engineer workflow and aid in strategic and decision-making processes.

To that end, the company has recently reorganized its marketing effort to incorporate consulting capabilities into its offering to the retail and catalog merchandise industries. Bestinfo's personnel has in-depth expertise in retail advertising systems, and are available to retailers seeking automation assistance. Bestinfo systems have been installed and supported in some of the nation's largest retail and catalog organizations.

Bestinfo, Inc., 100 Matsonford Rd., Bldg. Five, Radnor, PA 19087,(800)346 7920, or fax (215)293-7117.


DocuComp II Document Comparison Utility
DocuComp II for the Mac Offers More Control, System 7 Support and Publication Quality Results

Sunnyvale, California; June 17, 1992...Advanced Software announced today the release of a major DocuComp upgrade, now called DocuComp II. In addition to dozens of new features, DocuComp II now takes advantage of Apple's System 7 and is capable of producing fully formatted results.

DocuComp, the most powerful document comparison utility on any platform, uses pattern recognition technology to compare any two versions of a word processing document and report changes as minor as an inserted comma and as major as a complete rearrangement of text.

DocuComp is currently used around the world by scores of technical writers, lawyers, government contractors, and federal agencies - even by the White House. With DocuComp, users can prevent costly oversights - while saving countless hours reviewing document changes.

After nearly two years in development, DocuComp II emerges with new customizing options, support for System 7, and fully formatted composite documents; dozens of new features in all make the program more flexible, easier to use and capable of producing dramatically improved results.

Users of Apple's System 7 can in one step select two documents to compare and launch DocuComp by dragging two documents to the DocuComp icon. Other System 7 supported features include:

. Background processing. Perform other work while comparing long documents.

. Apple events. DocuComp II supports the core Apple Events and also uses Apple Events to automatically open composite documents in the word processor of your choice.

. Balloon help. DocuComp II sports nearly 100 help balloons explaining each feature and option.

DocuComp shows changes by generating a marked up document, called a composite document. Unlike earlier versions of DocuComp, DocuComp II creates fully formatted composite documents showing every change while preserving graphics, tables, fonts and all other document formatting. Other DocuComp II improvements include:

. Support for Microsoft Word 5 and WordPerfect 2.X

. Many new reading options including "Ignore Blocks" allowing you to selectively exclude blocks of text to speed up and simplify a comparison

. User selected strings of text called "Delimiters" can be used to set off changed text from unchanged text

. New Revision List options including an option to individually list one line or all text in each change referenced by page and line number or revision number.

"Regardless of the application, DocuComp provides the perfect vehicle for demonstrating how one version of a document was changed to produce another," says Larry Lightman, president of Advanced Software, Inc. "Now with DocuComp II users have much more control over a comparison while providing publication quality results."

DocuComp is available from Advanced Software a price of $179.95. The upgrade price from earlier versions of DocuComp will be $29.95. Single-user and network versions are also available for IBM and compatible PCs.

Advanced Software Inc

1095 East Duane Ave, Suite 103, Sunnyvale, CA 94086

408-733-0745


SSC UNIX Pocket Reference Catalog Available
June 19, 1992

UNIX PRODUCTS CATALOG AND BEGINNING UNIX COMMAND SUMMARY

SSC has published its Summer/Fall 1992 edition of the UNIX Pages. This thirty-two page catalog describes SSC's UNIX System publications, C Language and MS-DOS publications and Audio Cassettes. SSC's pocket references include concise summaries and tutorials for the different versions of UNIX, the Korn Shell, C Language, the VI Editor, the object-oriented language C++, and MS-DOS 5.0.

SSC has also published a 4-page command summary of 30 UNIX system commands with examples of usage.

Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc. (SSC) P.O. Box 55549, Seattle, WA 98155 USA (206) FOR-UNIX or (206) 527-3385 FAX: (206) 527-2806 Internet email: sales@ssc.wa.com


PlotIt Scientific Graphing Package V2.0 Released
(June 22, 1992) - A new version of the PlotIt scientific and engineering graphics software system - PlotIt 2.0 for DOS and a variety of mini and mainframe operating systems - is now available from Scientific Programming Enterprises of Haslett, Michigan. PlotIt is designed to give scientists, researchers and engineers virtually unlimited power to transform their complex data into accurate, easy-to-understand charts and graphs for more effective analysis. PlotIt 2.0 for DOS includes these major new features:

. Reads dBASE (.DBF) database files, Excel (.XLS) and Lotus

  1-2-3 (.WKS) spreadsheet files, and ASCII files directly

. FastFont technology: Provides high-quality outline fonts

  and gives you access to thousands of third-party fonts

. Enhanced autoscaling capabilities

. Greater parameter flexibility: save current parameter

  settings directly into configuration file as new defaults

. New Compose/Edit feature lets you compose multiple graphs

  at once

. Support for rotated x- and y-axis labels

. Enhanced display: more styles, options and colors,

  including "invisible"

. Plus 3D Pie Graphs, Pareto Charts, Bubble Graphs, Fence

  Plots and much more.

PlotIt 2.0 for DEC/VAX, IBM, Prime, Masscomp, Data General, HewlettPackard, Sun, Unix and other operating systems includes these new features:

** a Faster plotting of 3D scatter and trajectory graphs

** Real-time graphics

** Enhanced Ishikawa (stem and leaf) diagrams

** Powerful GOTO capability speeds editing

** More parameter choices in every Graph type

** Automatic labeling of data values in all bar graphs using nine positions

** Multilingual configurations: English, French, German

** And much more

All PlotIt versions let you choose from over 60 2D, 3D and SPQC graph types. Graphs can be plotted to paper or acetate using most printers. Interface options include command, menu, mouse, function key or batch. An On-Line Worksheet simplifies most spreadsheet operations, such as copying, deleting, filling, moving, sorting, and transforming. The Worksheet also provides complete statistical analysis functionality. A PlotIt version for Windows is also available. The DOS version of PlotIt 2.0 is priced at $495.00. Prices for mini and mainframe versions are available on request. All PlotIt versions are available directly from Scientific Programming Enterprises (SPE), P.O. Box 669, Haslett, Michigan 48840.


Richardson Precision Estimating Eng Standards
Richardson Engineering Standards Electronically Available To Users of Precision Estimating Software

BEAVERTON, Ore., June 22, 1992 -- Timberline Software has released Richardson Databases for Precision. The databases give estimators using Timberline's Precision Estimating software immediate electronic access to the full range of Richardson Engineering Standards.

Estimators can choose from two Richardson databases: a 33,000 item database for general construction, or a 45,000 item database for process pipe and equipment. Both databases include detailed cost items with complete labor and equipment costs, material pricing, crew makeups, and production rates.

Included with each database is Timberline's Richardson Integrator, which transfers any or all Richardson items into the estimator' s Precision software database. When annual price updates are purchased, the integrator automatically updates selected Richardson items in the Precision database.

Suggested retail price is $2,500 for the general construction database and $3,000 for the process pipe and equipment database. Discounts are available when purchasing databases for two or more stations.

Timberline's Richardson Integrator and Precision Estimating software run on IBM compatible computers, DOS 3.0 or higher, 6_40 KB RAM minimum. For more information, readers can call 1-800-628-6583.

Since 1960, Richardson Engineering Corp. has researched and published the most comprehensive, up-to-date and detailed material and man-hour estimating information available for process plant and general construction.

Timberline Software Corp. is a leading international supplier of estimating and accounting-based business software for the construction, architecture, engineering and property management industries. Founded in 1971, the company has installed more than 15,000 systems worldwide.

Timberline Software Corp.

P.O. Box 728  Beaverton, Oregon 97075

(503) 644-8155


T-Cube Charting Routines
Charting Routines 1.1 (DOS)

Description

Enhance the professional C programmer's productivity. These fast and efficient routines read an ASCII data file and plot the charts.

Printing Features

They produce high quality, RASTERIZED output. A 75-dpi screen image is scaled to the printer resolution before printing. This helps generate a very high quality output. An image drawn on the screen can be saved to a file and later printed

2D Graphics

Bar, Column, Line, Area, Scatter, Step, Stacked, Overlap (Line + Column), Animated Bar, Animated Column, Animated Overlap (Line + Column)

3D Graphics

Column, Pie

Output Device Support

-EPFX ( EPSON FX Series )

-EPLQ ( EPSON LQ Series )

-MSP10, MSP15 ( Citizen MSP-10, MSP-15 )

-CITGSX140 ( Citizen GSX 140 )

-HPLJET ( Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Series )

-HPLJET2P ( Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIP )

-HPLJET3 ( Hewlett-Packard LaserJet III )

-HPDJET ( Hewlett-Packard DeskJet & DeskJet Plus )

-HPPJET ( Hewlett-Packard PaintJet )

-HPTJET ( Hewlett-Packard ThinkJet )

-PCX ( PC Paintbrush .PCX Monrochrome File Format )

-PCXC ( PC Paintbrush .PCX Color File Format )

-PCXEGA ( PC Paintbrush .PCX EGA Monochrome File Format )

-PCXEGAC( PC Paintbrush .PCX VGA Color File Format )

-PCXVGA ( PC Paintbrush .PCX VGA Monochrome File Format )

-PCXVGAC ( PC Paintbrush .PCX Super-VGA Monochrome File Format )

-PCXSVGAC ( PC Paintbrush .PCX Super-VGA Color File Format )

-EPS ( Adobe Postscript )

-EGA ( EGA Monitor Driver )

-VGA ( VGA Monitor Driver )

-EGAMONO ( EGAMONO Monitor Driver )

-VGAMONO/MCGA - VGAMONO/MCGA Monitor Driver

-HERC ( Hercules Monitor Driver )

Fonts

7 different kinds of stroked fonts (SMALL, SIMPLEX, DUPLEX, TRIPLEX, GOTHIC, SCRIPT, STRIPLEX)

Scaling

Automatic and manual

Placement

Complete control over placement of legends, grid, fonts and color

System Requirements

DOS Version

* IBM PC/XT, AT, 386 or 100% compatible

* Hard disk with 4 MB of free space is required

* CGA, EGA or VGA card and monitor

* MS-DOS 3.0 or higher

* Routines are compatible with Microsoft C Compiler 5.1 or higher

Price

$99 + shipping and handling, source code included, no royalties. Limited time introductory offer: $49 + shipping and handling; MA residents: add 5% sales tax

T-Cube Enterprises

37 Lyman St, Suite 2, Waltham, MA 02154

617-899-8657


Automated Arrhythmia Analysis 1.0 for ECG
Automated Arrhythmia Analysis 1.0 (DOS) Software Product

Automated Arrhythmia Analysis ( AAA ) 1.0 is a PC based electrocardiogram generation and analysis program. It comprises :

( a ) ECG Generation : helps you generate electrocardiograms using the arrow keys on the computer keyboard and plot them on the screen.

( b ) ECG Analysis : helps you analyze the electrocardiograms generated by the program : ECG Generation. It identifies peaks, measures amplitude from the isoelectric line and time duration of the various ECG complexes ( P-wave, QRS complex and S-T segment ). Next, it compares these values to those of a normal electrocardiogram and displays the results on the screen.

AAA 1.0 is a simulation program ideal for practitioners engaged in cardiac research and teaching, autonomic dysfunction, psychophysiology and possibly others. The program can be easily extended for continuous heart-rate monitoring using an A / D converter.

AAA 1.0 is very small in size. It is fast. A demo program will easily demonstrate its speed. It is easy to use. On screen instructions guide you through the process of electrocardiogram generation.

System Requirements

* IBM PC/XT, AT, 386 or 100% compatible

* RAM : 640K minimum required, 1 MB recommended

* Hard disk with 1 MB of free space is required

* CGA, EGA or VGA card and monitor

* MS-DOS 3.0 or higher

* Source code in QuickBASIC; compatible with QuickBASIC 4.5

Price

Demo copy available upon request

Single user license : US $99 + shipping and handling

T-Cube Enterprises, 37 Lyman St, Suite 2, Waltham, MA 02154

617-899-8657


MacObject 3D Graphics Program
What is MacObject ?

MacObject is an easy-to-use 3D graphics program that allows you to generate movies of rotating and translating 3-dimensional, polyhedral, wireframe objects. Such movies could be used as stimuli for vision research in man and monkeys. Version 1.0 uses a simple method of defining an object where the depth between the front plane and the back plane of the object determines its 3-dimensionality. Version 1.1 allows you to define a wireframe object using the surface-edge-vertex technique. Once the object has been defined, you may specify the axis of rotation or translation as well as its speed. Off screen images of the object are created. These are used to display the movie.

The basic difference between the two versions is the technique by which the 3-dimensional object is defined. In version 1.0, the object is assumed to comprise two planes : the front and the back. You specify the number of vertices as well as the X and Y co-ordinate values for the front plane by clicking the mouse at various positions on the screen. It is assumed that the two planes have the same number of vertices and these vertices have the same X and Y co-ordinates. You specify the Z-coordinate values using the keyboard. When the movie is played, the 3-dimensionality of the object becomes obvious. In version 1.1, a different technique of defining an object is used. You specify the number of planes and the number of vertices for each plane.

System Requirements

   Mac Plus, SE, II series

   1 MB of RAM

   1 MB of hard disk space

   Source code written using THINK C version 4.0

Price: $59.99 includes source code, user manual, no royalties, both versions

T-Cube Enterprises, 37 Lyman St, Suite 2, Waltham, MA 02154

617-899-8657


Structure from Motion: Rotating Cylinder Simulus
Structure from Motion 1.0 (Source Code Only)

Description

Structure from Motion 1.0 is a program that helps you generate the rotating cylinder stimulus for research experiments. You can experiment with the transition from un-structured motion to structured motion. You can set the following parameters :

-random number seed

-number of frames

-number of points that consitute the cylinder

-radius of cylinder ( O - 248 pixels )

-rotation about the vertical axis in degrees per frame

-point life time ( infinite = 32627 )

-frame number of stimulus change from un-structured

 motion to structured motion

-range of un-structured motion in X before change

-range of un-structured motion in Y before change

-range of un-structured motion in X after change

-range of un-structured motion in Y after change

After having set the above parameters, the program computes off-screen bitmaps. These bitmaps are then copied on to the display. You see a rotating cylinder on the screen. You can also set the display size from the source code level.

System Requirements

   Mac Plus, SE, II series

   1 MB of RAM

   1 MB of hard disk space

   Source code written using THINK C version 4.0

Price: $39.99 includes source code; no royalties Add shipping and handling : $2 MA residents : Add 5% sales tax

T-Cube Enterprises, 37 Lyman St, Suite 2, Waltham, MA 02154

617-899-8657


Lexmark IBM PS/1 Printer for Home Offices
LEXMARK ANNOUNCES IBM PS/1 PRINTER FOR HOME OFFICE, SMALL BUSINESS

LEXINGTON, Ky., June 18, 1992 . . . The new IBM 2390 PS/l(TM) Printer for home office and small business PC users, offering faster print speed and higher resolution, was announced today by Lexmark International Inc.

The new PS/1 Printer is a 24-wire, narrow-carriage dot matrix printer that prints up to 200 characters-per-second (cps) in FastDraft, 180 cps in Draft and 60 cps in letter quality modes. For crisper graphics, the PS/1 Printer provides 360 x 360 dots-per-inch resolution.

The PS/1 Printer will be sold through the same retail channels and feature the same toll-free technical support services as the IBM PS/1 personal computer. It also carries a one-year Lexmark Express Service warranty in which customers with any problems can receive a replacement printer within two business days, free of shipping charges.

The IBM PS/1 personal computer's technical support service, now available to PS/1 Printer customers, provides 18 hour-a-day toll-free assistance by telephone or through the Prodigy on-line bulletin board for PS/1 users.

New PS/1 Printer Advantages

The IBM 2390 PS/l Printer's advantages for the small business PC user include:

Ease-of-Use: The PS/1 Printer comes with a convenient LED operator panel. A paper tear-off feature is included so that forms are advanced only to the end of the print job, not beyond the next form, saving users time and money. Also offered is a snap-in "clean hands," IBM Auto-Inking ribbon that yields 3.5 million characters per cartridge (draft mode). With its competitive yield, users have to change the IBM Auto-Inking Ribbon less often which also results in less environmental waste. Lexmark ships with every PS/1 Printer a driver diskette for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Works, and a parallel cable so that everything users need to get up and running is right in the box.

Reliability: The virtually straight paper path design of the PS/1 Printer enables relatively jam-free printing. As a result, the PS/1 Printer not only provides high quality printing but also excels in multi-part forms handling. And, with a comparatively high mean time between failures rating for dot matrix printing, users are ensured of maximum print time with minimum down time.

Versatility: The PS/1 Printer features five paper paths for both cut sheets and multi-part forms, and a push/pull tractor as standard. Eight resident fonts are included: Courier, Gothic, Orator, Prestige, Presentor, Script, Draft and FastDraft. The new PS/1 Printer offers a 32K print buffer to maximize throughput, and IBM Proprinter X24E and Epson LQ-850 emulations for broader compatibility.

Prices, Options and Availability

The IBM 2390 PS/1 Printer lists for a suggested retail price of $449. Options include an automatic sheet feeder, a download memory upgrade, a serial interface module, and a font diskette and download program.

The PS/1 Printer, and all its features and options, is available now through select U.S. retail chain and department stores nationwide.

Lexmark International Inc., a former subsidiary of IBM, is an independent worldwide company that develops, manufactures and markets IBM personal printers, IBM typewriters, related supplies and keyboards.

Lexmark International Inc

740 New Circle Rd, Lexington, KY 40511


DPT & Univel Develop 32-bit SCSI for UnixWare
Maitland, Florida - Distributed Processing Technology (DPT), the leading manufacturer of high-performance peripheral controllers, is announcing a joint development relationship with Univel to provide high-performance Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) software support for the UnixWare operating system. This development effort ensures that when UnixWare becomes available, users will be able to choose from a wide variety of SCSI peripherals, including hard disk, tape, and CD-ROM drives. DPT's SmartCache Plus ISA and EISA SCSI controllers are supported. Univel plans to bundle the SCSI software with its UnixWare operating system.

DPT support already provided In Early Access Program

Since support for SCSI peripheral devices is a vital part of the operating system, the companies began development of the SCSI interface software several months ago. The early completion of that work has enabled Univel to bundle the SCSI software into the operating system being shipped to hardware and software developers who are participating in Univel's Early Access Program. Support for industry standard peripherals, such as the DPT SCSI controllers, is part of Univel's strategy to provide developers with all the tools necessary for the timely and successful release of UnixWare-ready products.

DPT has worked closely with Univel to optimize mass storage performance, compatibility and functionality. Performance enhancing features such as support for concurrent I/O processing, which allows multiple read and write requests to be processed simultaneously; scatter/gather data transfer, which increases data throughput; and support for hardware-based disk caching and disk mirroring have been added.

With the support of major independent software vendors and hardware vendors like DPT, Univel will provide end users with access to a wide variety of mainstream software and hardware solutions for UnixWare. UnixWare will bring the power of UNIX to the end user, so they can run productivity, custom and semi-custom applications on industry standard hardware with seamless integration to NetWare, as well as existing UNIX networks.

"Input from our OEM partners leads us to believe Univel is going to become very successful with UnixWare," says DPT president Steve Goldman. "Because UnixWare has so much potential, we're very excited about this new opportunity, not just for ourselves, but for our OEMs and resellers as well."

"DPT completes the picture for UnixWare", says Univel president and CEO Joel Appelbaum. "The disk performance and SCSI connectivity that DPT provides allows UnixWare to tap the processing power of the Intel platform. The combination of Univel and DPT demonstrates our commitment to provide a comprehensive solution of today's leading peripheral devices for the open systems environment."

DPT Product Information

DPT currently manufactures the fastest SCSI controllers in the marketplace. It's most popular controller is the SmartCache Plus cache-convertible controller. It is the only SCSI controller on the market which can be configured as both a non-caching and a caching controller. The entry-level-priced, non-caching configuration is converted to a high-end caching controller by simply adding DPT's unique plug-on caching module and up to 16 megabytes of cache RAM to the base controller. An add-on mirroring module adds support for a software independent array of mirrored drives. This scalable architecture provides manufacturers and integrators a complete range of price/performance options, suitable for systems ranging from standalone workstations and small networks up to multi-processor-equipped file servers.

Its scalable architecture, price/performance superiority and industry standard compatibility have made SmartCache Plus EISA the most popular choice for manufacturers and resellers alike. Computer manufacturers such as AST, NEC, NCR, Intel, Wyse, Wang, and Siemens have standardized on SmartCache Plus. It is widely available from distributors such as Tech Data, Ingram Micro, Merisel, Robec and Gates/FA.

DPT is a privately held company founded in 1977. Corporate headquarters are near Orlando, Florida with European sales offices located in Milton Keynes (London), England and Penzberg (Munich), Germany. DPT manufactures intelligent, high-performance peripheral controllers for mini- and microcomputer markets. DPT's technology innovations include the first caching disk controller for the PC, the first software-independent RAID solution for the PC and the first cache-convertible controller for the PC. DPT controllers are sold worldwide through a network of major distributors and OEMs.

UNIVEL, founded in December of 1991, is a partnership between Novell, Inc. and UNIX system Laboratories, Inc. The company is chartered with growing the UNIX system and network computing market by providing open system software solutions for distributed enterprise-wide computing. Univel's UnixWare family of products will incorporate the most powerful UNIX operating system available today, seamless integration to NetWare and a graphical user interface which allows access to the broadest range of applications.

Distributed Processing Technology

140 Candace Dr, Maitland, FL 32751

407-830-5522


Copia FaxFacts Dominant Position in Gov't Faxing
FAXFACTS HOLDS DOMINANT POSITION IN GOVERNMENT FAXING

June 25, 1992 -- Wheaton, IL - Realizing the tremendous capabilities of fax technology, several Government agencies have turned to Copia's FaxFacts Fax-On-Demand System to assist with information delivery. Referred to as "On Demand Publishing", where the information is sent at the caller's request, FaxFacts allows these agencies to quickly pass along timely, valuable pieces of information, via fax 24-hours a day.

The National Institute of Health's CancerFax (301-402-5874) delivers information to an average of 100 people per day who call to learn the latest developments in cancer treatment. A FaxFacts system in use by the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (203-2975698) makes state tax forms available on a 24-hour basis via fax.

The Commerce Department's Economics and Statistics Administration's Electronic Bulletin Board system (900-786-2329), called EBB/Fax, offers callers economic, foreign trade and monetary data -including figures such as interest rates and gross domestic product - within an hour of its release. Another FaxFacts governmental application, at the Transportation Department's Anti-Drug Information Center (800-CAL-DRUG), provides immediate access to all regulatory information regarding DOT's anti-drug program. Brought on-line in March, this system averages 1,800 calls per month.

Copia's FaxFacts offers a greatly expandable system with many options. For example, National Cancer Institute recently doubled the number of telephone lines into the system to handle the influx of information requests. FaxFacts can be configured to access charges for the information delivered. CancerFax provides their information at no cost and allows callers to call from a normal phone or a fax phone. By calling the EBB/Fax 900 number, users of the system are charged a cost per minute fee. DOT's system operates on a subscription basis and passwords are used to access information. FaxFacts capabilities also allow for a charge-per-fax option where credit card charges for faxed images can be applied. The system accepts the card number and immediately registers the purchase with the banking institution.

The FaxFacts DID "Direct Inward Dial" feature is targeted for use by large corporations and service bureaus and uses a minimum number of fax phone lines yet handles thousands of incoming calls. Images stored in the FaxFacts database can be updated on site or by remote image update where the image is actually faxed into the system. The Fax Mail Box option dynamically links the traveling business person with their incoming faxes. As a Fax Engine, FaxFacts can send faxes to a remote printer, to members on a network, or to a broadcast list.

We invite you to try the FaxFacts system by calling 708-924-3030. You may call from a normal phone or a fax machine phone. Follow the voice prompts and request document number 8894. To speak with a FaxFacts representative call 708-682-8898.


NEC Implements New Price Structure
NEC TECHNOLOGIES. INC. SETS UNPRECEDENTED INDUSTRY PRICE/PERFORMANCE MILESTONE: IMPLEMENTS NEW PRICE STRUCTURE FOR ENTIRE FAMILY OF DESKTOP AND NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS

Boxborough, Massachusetts, June 22, 1992 -- In a move reflective of its commitment to the PC marketplace, NEC Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has implemented significant across-the-board price reductions on its entire family of PowerMate desktop, UltraLite notebook and ProSpeed laptop systems, setting a new precedent for delivering high-performance computer systems at affordable prices. Further increasing the value of NEC systems to end-users, the company also announced that it will provide free one-year, on-site service for all desktop computers.

"Today's announcement reinforces NEC's determination to maintain --and build upon -- its market share in the PC industry," said Gary Morris, vice president of computer products. "We are providing our existing and prospective customers with the opportunity to upgrade their computing resources to NEC's advanced features at significant savings."

The combination of extensive industry experience, top-quality system components, and first-to-market technologies -- such as local bus video and active matrix color notebook display -- position NEC's desktop and notebook product offerings above and beyond those of other vendors on the price/performance scale. In addition, NEC has the distinct advantage of being able to offer users a complete line of peripherals -- from the industry's leading color monitors to popular optical media and printer products.

Available immediately through NEC's nationwide network of authorized resellers, the new suggested retail price of NEC's PowerMate desktop, UltraLite notebook and ProSpeed laptop systems are:

Desktop Systems                  New SRP    Old SRP   Change

==============================   =======    =======   ======

PowerMate SX/20vi     60MB HDD   $ 1,099    $ 1,499   $  350

PowerMate SX/25i     120MB HDD     1,699      1,999      300

PowerMate 386/33i    120MB HDD     2,049      2,799      750

PowerMate 486SX/25i                2,149        (new system)

PowerMate 486/33i    120MB HDD     2,449      3,399      950

PowerMate 486/50i    120MB HDD     2,749      3,699      950

PowerMate 486SX/25e  120MB HDD     2,699      3,459      760

PowerMate 486/33e    120MB HDD     2,899      4,199    1,300

PowerMate 486/50e    535MB HDD     5,599      7,779    1,980

PowerMate DX2/50e    120MB HDD     3,599        (new system)

PowerMate 486SX/25Te 535MB HDD     6,649      8,419    1,770

PowerMate 486/33Te   535MB HDD     7,049      8,649    1,600

PowerMate 486/50Te   535MB HDD     7,749     10,679    2,930

Notebook Systems                 New SRP    Old SRP   Change

==============================   =======    =======   ======

UltraLite SL/25C      80MB HDD   $ 4,599    $ 5,999   $1,400

                     120MB HDD     4,999      6,399    1,400

UltraLite SL/20       80MB HDD     2,199      2,999      800

                     120MB HDD     2,599      3,399      800

UltraLite SL/20P      80MB HDD     2,799      3,599      800

                     120MB HDD     3,199      3,999      800

Laptop Systems                   New SRP    Old SRP   Change

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ProSpeed 486SX/C     120MB HDD   $ 6,999    $ 8,099   $1,100

                     240MB HDD     7,449      8,599    1,100

ProSpeed 486SX       120MB HDD     4,799      6,299    1,500

                     240MB HDD     5,249      6,749    1,500

NEC Technoloqies. Inc.

NEC Technologies, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of computers and peripherals for the North American market. Product lines include, award-winning ProSpeed laptop computers, UltraLite notebook computers, MultiSync monitors, Silentwriter and Colormate printers, PowerMate Image and Express systems products, and InterSect CD-ROM hardware. NEC Technologies, Inc. is a subsidiary of NEC Corporation.

NEC Technologies Inc

1414 Massachusetts Ave, Boxborough, MA 01719

508-264-8000


Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 17 Autoscan Color Monitor
MITSUBISHI INTRODUCES DIAMOND PRO 17 COLOR MONITOR Autoscan Monitor Offers High Performance, On-Screen Color Calibration

NEW YORK, June 23, 1992 -- The Information Systems Division (ISD) of Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc. today announced the introduction of the Diamond Pro 17, a high-performance color monitor for PCs, Macintoshes and UNIX-based systems.

The autoscanning monitor offers a wide compatibility range, Diamond Match Color Calibration System for matching on-screen images with hardcopy colors, low magnetic emission design and microprocessor-based front panel controls in a compact enclosure.

"The Diamond Pro 17 is competitive with the best 17-inch monitors in its class," said Craig Sloss, product marketing manager for Mitsubishi ISD. "We offer higher apparent brightness, a larger display area, a much more compact design and a price competitive with most 17-inch flat square monitors.

"This monitor will appeal to four groups," Sloss said. "Users who want the best desktop monitor for Windows, Open Look or the Macintosh graphics environments; users needing a high-performance monitor for CAD/CAM/CAE, but can't spend the additional $1,000 required to purchase a 20-inch monitor; UNIX users upgrading from monochrome monitors; and printers, designers and other users who need the Diamond Match Color Calibration System."

The Diamond Pro 17 is the first Mitsubishi monitor to use a 17-inch CRT and the first to have an aperture grille cathode-ray tube (CRT). Other Mitsubishi monitors use precision inline spherical faceplate or flat square CRTs.

The Mitsubishi monitor features the Diamond Match Color Calibration System, a microprocessor-based method of adjusting the on-screen colors to match hardcopy, Pantone or other color samples.

The Diamond Pro 17 has a low magnetic emission design, meeting all U.S., Canadian and international standards, including MPR II.

The Diamond Pro 17 has an aperture grille pitch of 0.26 millimeters (mm). It is compatible with all medium- and high-resolution graphics standards from 640x480 through 1280x1024 at 60 Hz non-interlaced. The monitor is well suited for the popular flicker-free 1024x768 high refresh rate of 70/72 Hz non-interlaced. Other standards it runs includes VGA, SVGA, XGA, 8514/A; Macintosh II, LC and Quadra; UNIX-based systems such as Silicon Graphics and Sun Microsystems; and most third-party graphics cards. The autoscan range frequency is 30 to 64 kilohertz (kHz) horizontal, 50 to 130 Hz vertical.

User controls are all microprocessor-based and located on the front panel of the monitor. The digital scan mode memory stores up to 12 different operating frequencies, with display parameters remaining constant when switching between frequencies. User controls also adjust brightness, contrast, vertical size and position, horizontal size and position, convergence, on-screen colors, memory reset, degauss, pin cushion amplitude and phase, and key balance.

The Diamond Pro 17 comes standard with Diamond Matte anti-glare coating on a dark tinted CRT, reducing glare from ambient lighting. Some competing 17-inch monitors only offer anti-glare screens as an expensive option.

The monitor comes with an integrated tilt/swivel base, and a VGA signal cable. Cable adapter plugs for workstations, Macintosh II, LC and Quadra connectivity are available at a nominal charge.

The Diamond Pro 17 has a two-year warranty covering parts and labor. Suggested retail price is $1,599. It will be shipping in volume by mid-June.

The Information Systems Division of Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of color display monitors and high-resolution color printers. ISD is one of the world's leading OEM suppliers of monitors and printers. The company's brand name products are sold through an extensive network of authorized distributors and resellers that provide a full complement of services and support. The Mitsubishi product line provides leading-edge solutions for general office computing as well as high-end graphics and imaging applications. Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc., Information Systems Division is located at 5665 Plaza Drive, Cypress, Calif. 90630. Telephone: (800) 843-2515.


IDG BOOKS SHIPS MACWORLD NETWORKING HANDBOOK

An essential guide to Macintosh network design, installation, and management for anyone managing Macintosh networks

San Mateo, CA--June 19,1992--IDG Books Worldwide today announced the publication of Macworld Networking Handbook, a complete guide to Macintosh network design, installation and management featuring all facets of AppleTalk networks and protocols. Written by Dave Kosiur, a contributing editor to Macworld magazine and Nancy E.H. Jones, a co-founder of the Apple Network Managers Association, it's a practical, hands-on guide to Macintosh connectivity for all levels of users, from managers of small AppleTalk networks to those responsible for large, AppleTalk internets with wide-area connections.

"The Macworld Networking Handbook will prove to be a valuable tool for beginning users looking for networking basics as well as advanced users interested in getting more out c their network," said Reese Jones, Chairman of Farallon Computing, Inc.

The book opens with an introduction to the physical, electronic, and social aspects of networking and connectivity, and then delves into detailed technical discussions of the major issues facing Macintosh network managers: installing, managing, and using AppleTalk networks, and optimizing connectivity with other computer platforms such as UNIX, VMS and IBM-compatible systems.

The guide contains extensive coverage of the OSI Reference Model, including the AppleTalk protocol suite. It also features a comprehensive review of the design and installation of AppleTalk internets, including LocalTalk LANs, EtherTalk LANs, and AppleTalk WANs.

Kosiur provides network managers with expert tips on setting up printers for network use, working with networked databases, sharing modems and files, and using electronic mail and groupware. Management issues such as diagnosing and troubleshooting common network problems, optimizing network performance, and securing data are also covered.

Macintosh networking is an important computing issue: all Macintosh computers contain built-in networking capabilities, and increasingly, they must coexist with other platforms within corporate-wide networks. The Macworld Networking Handbook aims to fill the gap of detailed information on this subject.

Dave Kosiur, a contributing editor to Macworld magazine, specializes in Macintosh networking products and issues. He founded, and for five years published The Connections Journal, a newsletter on Macintosh networking. He is also a contributing writer for InfoWorld magazine. Nancy E. H. Jones cofounded the Apple Network Managers Association and managed a large AppleTalk internet for Ford Aerospace.

The Macworld Networking Handbook is the newest addition to IDG Books' Macworld Series of books, which includes the national bestseller Macworld Guide to System 7, the bestselling Macworld Guide to Word 5, and Macworld Complete Mac Handbook. Macworld Books are authorized by Macworld, which was recently recognized as the Best Computer Magazine (with circulation of 50,000 or more) for the second year in a row by the Computer Press Association.

IDG Books publishes high quality computer books that bring extra value and skill-building instruction to the reader. The company applies the technical, market, and editorial knowledge of IDG, the leading publisher of technology periodicals, to provide timely and useful computer books that meet the needs of computer users of all levels.

Headquartered in Boston, MA, International Data Group is the world's largest publisher of computer-related information and the leading global provider of information services on information technology. International Data Group publishes over 178 computer publications in more than 55 countries, including such titles as PC World, InfoWorld, Macworld, LOTUS & Computerworld. Thirty million people read one or more International Data Group publications each month.

### Macworld Networking Handbook by Dave Kosiur and Nancy E. H. Jones Price: $29.95 USA, $39.95 Canada, ISBN: 1-878058-31-2       Pub. Date: May '92 Specs: 584 pages, 7 3/8" x 91/4", Text printed on recycled paper IDG Books are available wherever computer books are sold, or direct from the publisher at (800) 762-2974, 7a.m.-5p.m. PST. For reseller discounts and information, contact IDG Books at (415) 312-0626.


PC WORLD - You Can Do It With DOS & Windows
IDG BOOKS SHIPS PC WORLD YOU CAN DO IT WITH DOS AND PC WORLD YOU CAN DO IT WITH WINDOWS

New Series Targets Busy Professionals

San Mateo, CA--June 19, 1992--IDG Books Worldwide today announced the publication of PC World You Can Do It With DOS and PC World You Can Do It With Windows, the first two offerings in a series designed to help novice users get up to speed quickly with new applications or operating systems. The books' unique organization and visual, task-oriented approach help users learn and accomplish more in less time. These first two titles are written by Christopher Van Buren, the author of several best-selling computer books.

Each PC World You Can Do It Book features Step-by-Step, which provide easy-to-follow mini-tutorials that offer hands-on direction and examples. These Step-by-Steps are tailored to the procedures that users perform every day. The books are organized by essential task rather than program functions, with concise sections that break down key topics into easily learned segments. Special advanced information and troubleshooting sections provide information beyond the basics, for readers interested in learning more. Each book contains a free pull-out "cheat sheet" of shortcuts and tips.

PC World You Can Do It With DOS provides easy explanations of DOS directories, path names, and file management tasks, and simplified descriptions of important DOS commands. Tips, troubleshooting details, background information, and chapter by chapter glossaries help reinforce what is learned. The book covers DOS 5, including complete details on using the DOS shell.

PC World You Can Do It With Windows teaches users the essentials of Windows, including guidelines for the best ways to organize and run programs under Program Manager, and complete how-to's on manipulating files and directories with File Manager. Van Buren also shows users how to customize and optimize Windows for efficiency and performance by managing memory and disk space. Coverage of the important new features of Windows 3.1 is also included.

Christopher Van Buren is a veteran computer-book author with a dozen titles to his credit. While specializing in spreadsheets, Van Buren has also written on desktop publishing, graphics, operating systems, and integrated programs. Currently a full-time computer book author, Van Buren was previously editor and publisher of several computer newsletters and has written award-winning software manuals.

These PC World You Can Do It Books are the latest titles on Windows and DOS from IDG Books, which currently has the #1 and #2 bestsellers on operating systems, Windows 3.1 SECRETS and DOS for Dummies.

IDG Books publishes high quality computer books that bring extra value and skill-building instruction to the reader. The company applies the technical, market, and editorial knowledge of IDG, the leading publisher of technology periodicals, to provide timely and useful computer books that meet the needs of computer users of all levels.

Headquartered in Boston, MA, International Data Group is the world's largest publisher of computer-related information and the leading global provider of information services on information technology. International Data Group publishes over 178 computer publications in more than 55 countries, including such titles as PC World, InfoWorld, Macworld, LOTUS & Computerworld. Thirty million people read one or more International Data Group publications each month.

PC World You Can Do It With DOS by Christopher Van Buren Price: $19.95 USA, $26.95 Canada,  ISBN: 1-878058-38-X       Pub Date: May '92 Specs: 256 pages, 7 3/8 x 91/4", Text printed on recycled paper

PC World You Can Do It With Windows by Christopher Van Buren Price: $19.95 USA, $26.95 Canada,  ISBN: 1-878058-37-1       Pub.Date:June'92 Specs: 328 pages, 7 3/8" x 91/4", Text printed on recycled paper

IDG Books are available wherever computer books are sold, or direct from the publisher at (800) 762-2974, 7a.m.-5p.m. PST. For reseller discounts and information, contact IDG Books at (415) 312-0626.


PageMaker 4: An Easy Desk Reference, Windows Ed.
Berkeley, California--For some, the question still remains: What is the best PageMaker book? However, according to innumerable rave reviews (see attached quote sheet), Robin Williams' PageMaker 4: An Easy Desk Reference easily wins the honor. This highly acclaimed title--flrst published as a Macintosh edition--is now available for users of the Windows version of PageMaker 4.

PageMaker 4: An Easy Desk Reference, Windows Edition is organized to answer virtually any PageMaker question as quickly as possible. The book features a unique three-column format: Column 1 defines a task; Column 2 shows the steps to perform it; Column 3 provides additional notes and advanced tips and tricks.

Designed to be not just an easy desk reference but an absolutely thorough one as well, this beautifully designed and illustrated book provides information on every conceivable aspect of the program, including basics, drawing tools, text, indents and tabs, rules, style sheets, the story editor, graphics, templates, color, importing and exporting, saving and reverting, the table editor, printing, special techniques, and troubleshooting. It comes with an industrial-strength index and a set of handy charts listing keyboard commands and shortcuts.

Sprinkled throughout are pithy quotes and quips on typography from masters of the art both past and present, set so as to emphasize PageMaker's versatility in working with text. And, of course, the book is enlivened by more of the wit and wisdom that has won Robin Williams numerous fans and accolades.

"It's the best computer book on any subject, one that could close down Aldus tech support and remove the need for PageMaker courses. If you have Windows, get this book now. It will save more than $30 worth of your time." --David Field, BCS Processionals

Access

PageMaker 4: An Easy Desk Reference, Windows Edition (ISBN 0-938151-39-8), is 768 pages and retails for $29.95. It can be purchased through bookstores or directly from Peachpit Press.

Peachpit Press, 2414 Sixth St, Berkeley, CA 94710

800-283-9444


Time Machine Project Management Software
Diversified Information Systems, Inc. has announced the release of Version 3.1 of its Time Machine project management software. Time Machine is a high-end project scheduler which operates on the IBM PC and compatible clones. The system features built-in resource management and cost control capabilities. Unique features include the ability to combine hourly, daily, weekly and monthly schedules in a single file, an integrated report writer and a presentation graphics generator.

Version 3.1 of Time Machine adds the capability to combine a Gantt chart, tabular report and cost or resource curves on a single output, for a fully integrated management level report. All elements of the report are user controlled and may be modified as required. The ability of the report writer to define columns and to process user defined arithmetical formulas and logical expressions provides extended flexibility.

Curves can be prepared based on any available cost or resource data and can be produced in a variety of formats, including bar, comparative bar, point-to-point and level during period. Like all Time Machine graphics, the data can be scaled in hours, days, weeks, months, quarters or years.

Graphic outputs can be sent directly to a pen plotter, or can be obtained in DXF, DesignCAD or Windows Draw format for preview and/or enhancement prior to plotting.

The Time Machine is priced at $4500 in single unit quantities. The price includes the first year's upgrade and technical support.

Diversified Information Services, Inc 4370 Tujunga Ave., Suite 130, Studio City, CA 91604


Artisoft Central Station Limted Time Swr Bundle
ARTISOFT PROMOTION BUNDLES CENTRAL STATION CONNECTIVITY PROCESSOR WITH TWO ADDITIONAL STATIONWARE APPLICATIONS FOR $198 SAVINGS

Remote Dial-Up And Printer Server Features For LANtastic And NetWare Networks Included In Addition To Laptop Connectivity

(TUCSON, AZ.--June 17, 1992)--Artisoft announced today that for a limited time it will bundle its Printer Server and Dial-Up Connection StationWare software applications, valued at $99 each, at no charge with the Central Station connectivity processor. The Central Station connectivity processor, priced at $595, is a modem-sized multiport hardware device that uses StationWare software to provide laptop connectivity, remote dial-up and print serving capabilities to LANtastic or NetWare Ethernet networks.

The Central Station/StationWare bundle is available immediately for both LANtastic and NetWare networks. The LANtastic Central Station/StationWare bundle comes with all three StationWare applications--laptop connectivity, remote dial-up and print serving. The NetWare Central Station/StationWare bundle comes with StationWare for laptop connectivity and print serving, as well as a coupon for free remote dial-up software which will be released later this summer.

"Artisoft is committed to bringing the greatest value to its customers and dealers," stated Dave Hallmen, Artisoft Vice President of Sales & Marketing. "Now users can take full advantage of the current features of the Central Station connectivity processor--notebook connectivity, printer serving and remote-dial up--all in one convenient package."

The Central Station connectivity processor allows users to quickly connect/disconnect a variety of peripherals such as laptops, notebooks, printers and modems to a LANtastic or NetWare network without disrupting the network. It connects to Ethernet networks running either thin coax or 10BASE-T cabling and features a PC interface port, one parallel port, two serial ports and an optional SCSI port as well as 128K onboard upgradeable RAM.

The Printer Server StationWare software adds print serving capabilities to the Central Station connectivity processor so that users can set up printers in convenient locations without using a single expansion slot or a PC printer port. This software can support up to three printers - one parallel and two serial. Each serial port can be configured for a different baud rate, type of parity and number of stop bits. The serial ports can communicate at speeds up to 38.4 kilobits per second.

The LANtastic Dial-Up Connection StationWare software adds remote access capabilities to a LANtastic network through a modem attached to the Central Station connectivity processor. Remote users can dial in to the LANtastic network and log in to servers, use e-mail, print to network printers and share and transfer files just as if they were attached locally. All the features of the LANtastic Network Operating System will be available to the remote computer, and it can communicate with any other PC in the network.

This Central Station/StationWare bundle offer is limited-time offer and is subject to discontinuation without notice. Users who purchased the Dial-Up Connection and Printer Server StationWare applications after May 1, 1992 should contact Artisoft Customer Service at 602-293-6363 for reimbursement information.

Artisoft develops and manufactures a full line of hardware and software for local area networks including the LANtastic Local Area Network. The LANtastic network is recognized as the leader in the DOS-based peer-to-peer network market and has won numerous industry awards for its cost-effective features, performance and ease of use. It allows up to 300 users of IBM -compatible computers to connect and share information and peripheral devices such as printers, hard drives and CD-ROMs. The LANtastic network and Artisoft's other connectivity products are distributed in over 70 countries worldwide.

For more information about Artisoft or its product line, contact Artisoft, Inc. at 691 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85704. Sales 800-TINYRAM. Corporate 602/293-6363. Fax 602/293-8065.


DAQ-SCOPE Windows-based Oscillosope
July 1, 1992 -- National Instruments (Austin, TX) and SystemWare (Westlake Village, CA), a member of the National Instruments Alliance Program, have announced a new PC-based instrument called the SWI-DAQ200 Data Acquisition Oscilloscope (DAQ-SCOPE). The DAQ-SCOPE combines a PC AT computer, a National Instruments AT-MIO-16F-5 high-performance plug-in data acquisition board, and software to deliver advanced features and functionality not found on standard oscilloscopes. SystemWare designed the DAQ-SCOPE user interface software with the NI-DAQ for Windows, Microsoft C, and Windows SDK.

About the DAQ-SCOPE

The DAQ-SCOPE features front panel settings that are controlled by a combination of scroll bars, radio buttons, push buttons, and edit boxes. DAQ-SCOPE collects data from any one of eight differential channels or 16 single-ended channels at rates up to 200 kHz, and can then stream the data to one of two D/A channels. The waveform data, captured continuously or in a single shot, is triggered by an internal source or by an external signal. Users can employ a bucketing technique to view more than a gigabyte of data, zoom in on any desired resolution, and scroll through the entire data record at will. Using two movable cursors on the display, users can measure the distance in time and amplitude between any two points on the screen. In addition, the user can examine the time from the trigger point and the amplitude of any data point by moving the cursor along the displayed waveform. Both pre- and post-trigger modes are accommodated. The waveform, complete with front panel settings, can be printed on any Windows-compatible printer. The user can capture bitmap images of any part of the screen and save them in a variety of file formats for pasting into word processor documents.

"By combining the power of modern PCs, the speed of the AT-MIO-16F-5 board, and the graphical user interface of Windows, the DAQ-SCOPE gives users a flexible new tool for test and measurement applications," said Daniel Lai, SystemWare engineering manager. "It has all the features of a stand-alone oscilloscope, but users can also zoom in on specific data, then manipulate it. Scientists and engineers can take advantage of the DAQ-SCOPE's 200 k-samples/sec sampling rate, and can still use their PC and data acquisition board with its library of functions and I/O routines in various other applications. Dedicated, stand-alone instruments just don't deliver these kinds of capabilities."

About the AT-MIO-16F-S and NI-DAQ for Windows

The AT-MIO-16F-5 is a high performance, multifunction analog, digital, and timing I/O plug-in board for PC AT and compatible computer. It contains a 12-bit sampling ADC with up to 16 analog inputs and a 200 k-samples/sec sustained sampling rate, two I/O 12-bit DACs with voltage outputs, eight lines of TTL compatible digital I/O, and three 16-bit counter/timing channels for timing I/O.

NI-DAQ for Windows, which is shipped free of charge with every AT-MIO-16F-5 board, is a dynamic link library (DLL) with high-level I/O functions that can be used with any Windows 3 programming language that can access DLLs. Nl-DAQ for Windows hides the complexities of programming under Windows - it eliminates the low-level details of programming the hardware and operating system, takes care of complicated memory management used in the different modes of Windows, and eliminates potential data acquisition performance problems such as interrupt latency.

Pricing, Availability, and for More Information

The complete DAQ-SCOPE system is available now from SystemWare for $2,090. Users who already own the AT-MIO-16F-5 may purchase the DAQ-SCOPE software for $495. For more information, or for a free demo disk, please contact SystemWare, 660 Hampshire Road, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361, (805) 497-9603; Fax: (805) 494-9719.

The AT-MIO-16F-5 is also available separately from National Instruments for $1,595. and includes NI-DAQ for DOS and NI-DAQ for Windows. For more information please contact National Instruments, 6504 Bridge Point Parkway, Austin, TX 78730-5039, (512) 794-0100, Fax: (512) 794-8411. Call toll-free in the U.S. and Canada at (800) 433-3488.


GRiD PenRight with NCR, Microslate & SuperScript
GRiD's PenRight! Pen Software Platform to be offered on NCR, Microslate and SuperScript Pen Computers

New York, NY, June 24, 1992--GRiD Systems Corp., which has the largest installed base of custom MS-DOS-based pen computer applications, today announced that NCR Corp. has signed a distribution agreement enabling the company to offer PenRight!, GRiD's MS-DOS based pen computer software platform, on its pen computers. Similar agreements are pending with MicroSlate, SuperScript, Inc. and Fujitsu Personal Systems (formerly Poqet Computer Corp.).

GRiD officials and representatives from the companies agreed that the announcement is a major step in the development of the overall pen computing market. By selecting PenRight!, these vendors will be able to offer their customers access to more than 400 software developers who are creating and selling forms-based pen computer applications. PenRight! distributors who manufacture hardware are required to go through a certification process designed to ensure the compatibility between their hardware and PenRight!.

Kirk Cruikshank, GRiD's vice president of marketing, said, "NCR's decision to offer and distribute PenRight! as an option on its NCR 3125, and offering the PenRight! Pro software development toolkit (SDK) to its independent software vendors (ISVs), is a real watershed for GRiD's pen software efforts, as well as the overall pen computer market. NCR, MicroSlate and SuperScript realize that for executing and developing pen-centric computer applications, PenRight! and PenRight! Pro are the most effective tools for developing custom pen software applications.

"These agreements are also a major leap forward in the growth of the overall pen computer market by giving software developers and end users the flexibility to pick from many hardware platforms to run their mission-specific applications."

NCR will offer PenRight!, a highly customizable MS-DOS based graphical application platform and a compact handwriting recognition engine, on the NCR 3125 pen computer; MicroSlate will offer PenRight! on its Datallite pen and touch-screen computers; and SuperScript will include PenRight! as an option for the SuperScript. Fujitsu Personal Information Systems already offers PenRight! as an option on its PoqetPad pen computer. PenRight! contains an Application Program Interface (API) with more than 300 functions and a handwriting recognition engine designed to support the execution of "mission-specific" data collection applications based on DOS.

Alok Mohan, vice president of NCR's Workstation Products Division, said, "GRiD's vertical market focus complements our relationships with Microsoft Corporation, GO Corporation and CIC's PenDos. It should help equip mobile workers with an efficient means to fill in electronic forms, quote price lists and provide product service information at their customers' sites, while maintaining an electronic connection with their corporate computing enterprise."

PenRight!, which utilizes a windowing environment, contains a number of key user features for pen computer applications including upper and lower case character recognition and gestures. These features make data entry easier, faster and more intuitive. GRiD engineers created PenRight! as a platform for executing mission-specific applications such as data collection. This vertical market focus complements Microsoft and Go and their focus on developing --general-purpose software environments for the horizontal markets.

NCR (as well as all distributors) will be able to resell GRiD's PenRight! Pro software development toolkit for "C" programmers to their large base of ISVs.

NCR, the networked computing resource of AT&T, develops, manufactures, markets, supports and services enterprise-wide information systems for worldwide markets.

GRiD designs, manufactures, markets and services laptop, pen, desktop and multimedia computers, pen-based software development tools, electronic mail and networking systems. GRiD, located at 47211 Lakeview Blvd., Fremont, CA 94537, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tandy Corporation, Fort Worth, TX, a leading manufacturer and distributor of consumer electronics and computers.

Montreal-based MicroSlate Inc., was founded in 1989 to finalize development of and to market DatelliteR "Pen 'n Touch" notebook computers and DataSlate applications generator software. MicroSlate's product portfolio includes the Datellite 400, the very first 486 pen computer; the Datellite 300, the first 386SX pen computer introduced to market; the Datellite 200; the Datellite 150S, the first keyboard-less portable computer in the industry; and the simple-to-use DataSlate applications generator designed especially for the Datellite system.

SuperScript develops and markets hardware and software systems that make pen computing a reliable, cost-effective solution for strategic problems. Headquartered at 36 Bay Road, Cambridge, MA, SuperScript is a privately held company.


Microsoft Excel for Windows Step by Step Ver 4
Microsoft Excel for Windows Step by Step Version 4, 2nd ed.

The Official Microsoft Courseware

MICROSOFT EXCEL FOR WINDOWS BY STEP, Second Edition, is the fast, easy route to error-free spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel for Windows and for exploring the stunning new ease-of-use and power features of Microsoft Excel version 4. It's the ideal timesaving, cost-effective, professional training program for self-paced learning or classroom use.

This award-winning book-and-software package from Microsoft Press takes a modular approach to teaching Microsoft Excel. Readers already familiar with previous versions of the software can turn directly to the information they need in lessons that explore new version 4 features. Newcomers to Microsoft Excel or the Microsoft Windows operating system are encouraged to start right at the beginning. Each of the 17 lessons, which take 25 to 45 minutes to complete, is illustrated with examples and fully integrated with the practice files on disk.

For example, in Lesson 2, students learn how to select cells, enter data, and edit and clear cell entries for a marketing budget worksheet for a fictitious company called West Coast Sales. They can compare their results and track their progress with the practice worksheet on the accompanying disk. Topics covered in Microsoft Excel for Windows Step by Step include:

. Creating, editing, and formatting worksheets

. Linking worksheets for automatic updating

. Converting Lotus 1-2-3$ worksheets and graphs

. Setting up pages for printing

. Creating "what-if" scenarios based on different inputs

. Using worksheet databases

. Creating and formatting charts

. Working with timesaving macros

Each lesson includes clear objectives, step-by-step instructions, real-world business examples, summaries, and review exercises called "One Step Further." A special section in the book points readers to lessons that highlight the new presentation features and analysis capabilities of Microsoft Excel version 4. A comprehensive index helps students and instructors quickly find information on any Microsoft Excel topic in the book.

Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.0 or later and Microsoft Excel version 4 for Windows are required. The book includes one 720-KB 3.5-inch disk and ordering information for a 1.2-MB 5.25-inch disk. The Microsoft Excel Step by Step courseware development kit--containing a 130-page guide, overheads, and instructor demos and student practice files on disk--is available for both the Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows editions by calling 1-800-888-3303, ext. 63460.

Microsoft Excel Step by Step--the first official Microsoft courseware product from Microsoft Press-- won the 1991 "Best Introductory How-to Book" award from the prestigious Computer Press Association. Other book-and-software packages in the Step by Step series include Microsoft Excel for the Apple Macintosh Version 4 Step by Step, Microsoft Word for Windows Step by Step, Microsoft Word for the Macintosh Step by Step, Microsoft Windows 3.1 Step by Step, Microsoft Excel Macros Step by Step, and the forthcoming Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows Step by Step and Microsoft Project Step by Step.

Microsoft Press is the book division of Microsoft Corporation and the leading publisher of quality computer books on Microsoft products. More than 10 million users of all skill levels rely on a complete line of Microsoft Press books for training, reference, and on-the-job software support. Titles ranging from streamlined tutorials for first-time computer users to technical references for professional programmers are distributed to book and software retailers worldwide. Consumers in the United States can also order directly from the publisher at 1-800-MSPRESS.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") has become the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

Microsoft Press, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052

206-882-8080


Getting Started with Windows 3.1

A Guide for First-Time Computer Users

These days, consumers shopping for their first personal computer find a wide variety of machines already loaded with the Microsoft Windows operating system. So Microsoft Press--the book division of Microsoft Corporation--has published an enjoyable guide for first-time users called GETTING STARTED WITH WINDOWS 3.1.

Using an approach that's careful but light-hearted, author Russell Borland explains what computing with Microsoft Windows is all about. The book begins with hands-on, fast-paced lessons that use the Minesweeper game and Paintbrush drawing application. These lessons are fun, and guaranteed to take the frustration out of learning. And like all books in the Getting Started Right series from Microsoft Press, this easy-to-read tutorial is packed with clear, step-by-step instructions, screen illustrations and practical tips. Readers will discover how to:

. Install Microsoft Windows software

. Use a mouse

. Navigate through the Windows program with ease

. Use the online Help feature

. Customize the computer screen with colors and patterns

. Use Write--the built-in word processor--to create, edit,

  and format letters and reports

. Use the Paintbrush drawing application to create colorful

  drawings and artwork

. Set up a printer

. Create shortcuts for everyday tasks with the timesaving

  Recorder application

Each topic is organized for easy access. A comprehensive index leads readers quickly to information on any topic in the book. GETTING STARTED WITH WINDOWS 3.1 is the ideal tutorial for beginning Microsoft Windows users.

Russell Borland has been a technical writer for Microsoft Corporation for 12 years. He is the author of Running Word for Windows, the forthcoming Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0 Macros, and is the coauthor of Windows 3.1 Companion, all published by Microsoft Press.

The Getting Started Right series from Microsoft Press was designed to help new and occasional users get down to business in the shortest possible time. Current titles include Getting Started with the Apple Macintosh, Including System 7 by Neil Salkind, Getting Started with MS-DOS 5 and the New MS-DOS Shell by Carl Townsend, Getting Started with Microsoft Word for the Apple Macintosh by Michael Boom, Getting Started with Microsoft Word 5.5 by Janet Rampa, and Getting Started with Microsoft Excel 4 for Windows by Ralph Soucie.

Microsoft Press books that address intermediate to advanced Microsoft Windows topics include Running Windows 3.1, 3rd ed. by Craig Stinson and The Cobb Group's Windows 3.1 Companion.

Microsoft Press is the book division of Microsoft Corporation and the leading publisher of quality computer books on Microsoft products. More than 10 million users of all skill levels rely on a complete line of Microsoft Press books for training, reference, and on-the-job software support. Titles ranging from streamlined tutorials for first-time computer users to technical references for professional programmers are distributed to book and software retailers worldwide. Consumers in the United States can also order directly from the publisher at 1-800-MSPRESS.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") has become the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

Microsoft Press, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052

206-882-8080


Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh Step by Step
Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh Step by Step Version 4, 2nd ed. The Official Microsoft Courseware

MICROSOFT EXCEL FOR THE MACINTOSH STEP BY STEP, Second Edition, is the fast, easy route to error-free spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel for the Apple Macintosh and for exploring the stunning new ease-of-use and power features of Microsoft Excel version 4. It's the ideal timesaving, cost-effective, professional training program for self-paced learning or classroom use.

This award-winning book-and-software package from Microsoft Press takes a modular approach to teaching Microsoft Excel. Readers already familiar with previous versions of the software can turn directly to the information they need in lessons that explore new version 4 features. Newcomers to Microsoft Excel for the Apple Macintosh are encouraged to start right at the beginning. Each of the 17 lessons, which take 25 to 45 minutes to complete, is illustrated with examples and is fully integrated with the practice files on disk.

For example, in Lesson 2, students learn how to select cells, enter data, and edit and clear cell entries for a marketing budget worksheet for a fictitious company called West Coast Sales. They can compare their results and track their progress with the practice worksheet on the accompanying disk. Topics covered in MICROSOFT EXCEL FOR THE MACINTOSH STEP BY STEP include:

. Creating, editing, and formatting worksheets

. Linking worksheets for automatic updating

. Using toolbars for the most common tasks

. Setting up pages for printing

. Creating "what-if' scenarios based on different inputs

. Using worksheet databases

. Creating and formatting charts

. Working with timesaving macros

Each lesson includes clear objectives, step-by-step instructions, real-world business examples, summaries, and review exercises called "One Step Further." A special section in the book points readers to lessons that highlight the new presentation features and analysis capabilities of Microsoft Excel version 4. A comprehensive index helps students and instructors quickly find information on any Microsoft Excel topic in the book. The package contains one 800-KB 3.5-inch disk which requires Microsoft Excel version 4 for the Apple Macintosh. The Microsoft Excel Step by Step courseware development kit--containing a 130-page guide, overheads, and instructor demos and student practice files on disk--is available for both the Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows editions by calling 1-800 888-3303, ext. 63460.

Microsoft Press is the book division of Microsoft Corporation and the leading publisher of quality computer books on Microsoft products. More than 10 million users of all skill levels rely on a complete line of Microsoft Press books for training, reference, and on-the-job software support. Titles ranging from streamlined tutorials for first-time computer users to technical references for professional programmers are distributed to book and software retailers worldwide. Consumers in the United States can also order directly from the publisher at 1-800-MSPRESS.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") has become the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

Microsoft Press, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052

206-882-8080


KEAterm Used For DEC Notebook VT Emulation
KEA SYSTEMS WINS DIGITAL FOR VT EMULATION ON NOTEBOOKS

VANCOUVER, CANADA, 19 June 1992 - KEA Systems Ltd. has announced the sale of KEAterm emulation software to Digital Equipment Corporation for use by its U.S. account teams (formerly called field sales). The first 1500 units of an expected 4,000 - 5,000 have already been shipped.

KEAterm 420, KEA's software emulation of Digital's VT420 terminal, was introduced in April 1991. The software is designed to give users the power to access VAX host applications simultaneously with other Windows applications. KEAterm users enjoy the functionality of a VT420 terminal with the convenience of a Windows based application. Version 2 of the software began shipping in May.

KEAterm 420 includes all the capabilities of the VT420 including multiple sessions, multiple pages, coupling, and downloadable fonts. In addition, KEAterm has many extensions including ISO and attribute mapped colors, VT340 block mode and local editing, programmable script language, on-screen buttons, and file transfer. KEAterm communicates via a COM port or a variety of network interfaces to Pathworks (LAT) or TCP/IP packages.

Digital's account teams will be using KEAterm 420 on Digital's own notebooks for remote login and file transfer to their home office and connection to customer systems where applicable. "We believe KEAterm was chosen for its technical excellence and robustness...." said Eric Alexandre, KEA's VP of Marketing and Sales. "We're excited about working with Digital."

KEA Systems Ltd., a Canadian company founded is 1975, is a major developer of terminal emulation software. Today KEA markets a complete line of VT terminal emulation and network products for the PC, including KEAterm for Windows, ZSTEM 340/320 for DOS, the KEAlink series of optional network software, and the PowerStation VT layout keyboard.

KEA Systems Ltd., 3738 North Fraser Way, Unit 101, Burnaby, B.C. Canada VSJ SGl; Telephone: (604) 431-0727 FAX: (604) 431-0818 Order Desk: 1-800-663-8702


SAFEPACK Shareware Disk Defragmenter V1.2
SAFEPACK: The SAFE Shareware Disk Defragmenter

Most PC users fail to get the best performance from their hard disks, as many of the files are scattered around the disk as several fragments. The DOS and Windows manuals advise users to defragment their disks, yet provide no utility to accomplish this, so SAFEPACK has been designed to fill this gap in the shareware market.  Apart from its price, SAFEPACK has an important advantage over some of the commercial utilities in that the file structures remain valid at all stages of the procedure, thereby protecting the data in the event of any interruption.

SAFEPACK offers the following unique combination of features:

1) Immunity from Interruption

Some well known commercial defragmentation programs can cause chaos and extensive loss of data if interrupted, but SAFEPACK is designed so that the security of the data on the disk should not be affected by any kind of interruption to its operation, whether this be user break-in, machine malfunction, or even a power failure.

2) Works with all currently released DOS versions and disk types.

SAFEPACK works under any version of DS-DOS from 2.0 to 5.0, and any DR-DOS up to 6.0.  It can cope with any type of disk drive (except those compressed with Stacker/SuperStor etc), and can handle up to about 5000 files per disk.

3) Numerous Sorting Options

Files may be sorted by name, extension, age or length, and files within a directory may be kept together for faster access. Further optimizations include placing subdirectories in the DOS PATH at the start of a disk, and putting EXE & COM files at the start of a directory. For regular use, SAFEPACK may be instructed only to move those files that are currently fragmented.

4) Defragmentation of Free Disk Space

This enables the largest possible Windows permanent swap file to be created, as advised in the Windows manual.

5) Suitability for Unattended Use

SAFEPACK may, if required, be run entirely from the command-line.  In this mode it requires no user input, and is suitable for inclusion in batch files.

6) Registration is only nine pounds (Sterling), inclusive of postage

Payment is accepted by credit or charge card, making payment easy, irrespective of the purchaser's native currency.

About the Author:

D J Harvey Software is a trading name of David Harvey, who wrote this program initially for his own use as he failed to find any other suitable program on the market, and has subsequently developed it for commercial release.  David Harvey is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP).

The program may readily be obtained from Compuserve, in the IBMHW forum (DL 1), under the name SAFPAK.ZIP, and may also be found on GENie, and other ASP member bulletin boards as SAFPAK12.ZIP.  Over Internet, it may be retrieved by anonymous FTP from uarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) as /mirrors/msdos/dskutl/safpak12.zip .

SAFEPACK has been distributed to all major shareare vendors, and should soon start appearing in their catalogues.

Reviewers who have difficulty obtaining a copy of the program, or who have any questions may contact the author as below:

Compuserve:   100031,627

Internet:     harveydj@cardiff.ac.uk

Telephone:    + 44 222 552588

Fax:          + 44 222 743029

Mail:         D J Harvey Software,

              PO Box 14,

              Cardiff CF4 6XW.

              UK

Version      : 1.2

Release Date : 28 Jun 1992


Running Microsoft Excel 4, Third Edition

The Complete Guide to Microsoft Excel version 4 for Windows By The Cobb Group

RUNNING MICROSOFT EXCEL from Microsoft Press--the bestselling guide to the spreadsheet for Windows--has been thoroughly updated and revised to cover the latest version of Microsoft Excel for Windows.

Renowned computer-book authors Douglas Cobb and Judy Mynhier, of The Cobb Group, have teamed with spreadsheet experts Craig Stinson, Mark Dodge, and Chris Kinata to bring Microsoft Excel users the ultimate reference to this powerful business computing tool. Individual users will find a highly accessible, field-tested manual. For companies that have standardized on Microsoft Excel for Windows, it's the ideal office reference. Step-by-step tutorials, superb examples, dozens of screen illustrations, and hundreds of shortcuts and tips sprinkled throughout the book help readers get the most out of Microsoft Excel version 4 for Windows.

This information-packed book is a one-stop resource for all levels of Microsoft Excel users. Novices learn how to create, edit, and format a worksheet; incorporate formulas; link spreadsheets; use the built-in functions; and print presentation-quality reports. Intermediate to advanced users discover the best ways to create, customize, and enhance charts--even how to incorporate graphic objects within worksheets for emphasis. Developing, sorting, and working with databases become second nature, and more experienced users can choose from the more than 200 built-in macros to create user-defined functions, dialog boxes, menus, and custom help screens. Plus, this new edition details the complete range of exciting, new, productivity-enhancing features of Microsoft Excel version 4 for Windows, including:

. The AutoFormat feature, which lets users highlight a table of figures and then click on one of a long list of preconfigured formats to instantly add color, different font sizes and styles, and borders.

. ChartWizard, the advanced charting utility that makes creating charts and experimenting with new chart types easier than ever.

. The Crosstab ReportWizard, which lets users easily cross-tabulate a Microsoft Excel database, turning raw data into meaningful reports.

. A Scenario Manager that simplifies preparation of best-case and worst-case predictions.

. Lotus 1-2-3 commands and macros that can be used automatically with Microsoft Excel's improved support features.

. Macros that can be automatically loaded at the start of every Microsoft Excel session.

. The new Analysis ToolPak, for performing distribution analysis and statistical tests.

Appendix A describes Microsoft Excel 4's nine built-in toolbars, showing each toolbar and including a chart of the more than 140 predefined tools and their locations. Readers will find this invaluable in creating their own new tools and toolbars. A list of the 30 most valuable keyboard shortcuts is offered in Appendix B. And a comprehensive index helps users quickly find information on any topic in the book.

Douglas Cobb is president of The Cobb Group, Inc., producers of high-quality journals and workbooks that support business software products. He has authored several bestselling computer books from Microsoft Press.

Judy Mynhier is an editor with The Cobb Group and a coauthor of Word 5 Companion. Craig Stinson is a computer-book author and contributing editor to PC Magazine. Mark Dodge is a technical writer and editor with Microsoft Corporation. Chris Kinata is a consultant and the coauthor of the Complete Guide to Microsoft Excel Macros from Microsoft Press.

RUNNING MICROSOFT EXCEL 4, Third Edition, is part of the complete line of books from Microsoft Press covering Microsoft Excel for Windows and the Apple Macintosh Getting Started with Microsoft Excel 4 for Windows is the hands-on tutorial for spreadsheet novices who are using Microsoft Excel for Windows for the first time. The Cobb Group's forthcoming Microsoft Excel 4 Companion is the definitive guide to Microsoft Excel 4 for the Apple Macintosh. The Complete Guide to Microsoft Excel Macros is a reference for users across all platforms.

Microsoft Press is the book division of Microsoft Corporation and the leading publisher of quality computer books on Microsoft products. More than 10 million users of all skill levels rely on a complete line of Microsoft Press books for training, reference, and on-the-job software support. Titles ranging from streamlined tutorials for first-time computer users to technical references for professional programmers are distributed to book and software retailers worldwide. Consumers in the United States can also order directly from the publisher at 1-800-MSPRESS.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") has become the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

Microsoft Press, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052

206-882-8080


Getting Started with MS Excel 4 for Windows
Getting Started with Microsoft Excel 4 for Windows 2nd ed.

A Guide for First-Time Users

GETTING STARTED WITH MICROSOFT EXCEL 4 FOR WINDOWS from Microsoft Press is the fast and painless way for new users to get up and running with the world's most advanced electronic spreadsheet program.

Author Ralph Soucie presents essential concepts in a hands-on, user-friendly way guaranteed to take the frustration out of learning. And like all books in the Getting Started Right series from Microsoft Press, this easy-to-read tutorial is packed with clear, step-by-step instructions, screen illustrations, and practical tips. Spreadsheet novices will quickly pick up the fundamental worksheet, charting, database, and macro capabilities of Microsoft Excel version 4 for Windows and discover how to:

. Streamline tasks with Microsoft Excel's new toolbars

. Edit worksheets quickly and efficiently with the new "drag

  and drop" feature

. Use the numerous formatting options to make numbers

  "jump" off the page

. Use the ChartWizard to create a variety of

  charts--including 3-D views in a snap

. Develop and manage a database

. Use formulas and built-in functions with ease

. Customize work by zooming and splitting windows and

  creating "snapshot" views

. Save and summarize financial planning alternatives with

  the Scenario Manager

. Create database summary reports with the Crosstab

  ReportWizard

Appendixes show readers how to maximize the benefits of working with Microsoft Windows and other Windows-based applications and help Lotus 1-2-3 users make the switch to Microsoft Excel. A comprehensive index leads readers quickly to information on any topic in the book.

Ralph Soucie is a contributing editor to PC World and writes the magazine's monthly "Excel Shortcut" column. He has also contributed to recent bestselling books on Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Word for Windows.

The Getting Started Right series from Microsoft Press was designed to help new and occasional users get down to business in the shortest possible time. Current titles include Getting Started with the Apple Macintosh, Including System 7 by Neil Salkind, Getting Started with MS-DOS 5 and the New MS-DOS Shell by Carl Townsend, Getting Started with Microsoft Word for the Apple Macintosh by Michael Boom, Getting Started with Microsoft Word SS by Janet Rampa, and Getting Started with Windows 3.1 by Russell Borland.

Microsoft Press is the book division of Microsoft Corporation and the leading publisher of quality computer books on Microsoft products. More than 10 million users of all skill levels rely on a complete line of Microsoft Press books for training, reference, and on-the-job software support. Titles ranging from streamlined tutorials for first-time computer users to technical references for professional programmers are distributed to book and software retailers worldwide. Consumers in the United States can also order directly from the publisher at 1-800-MSPRESS.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") has become the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

Microsoft Press, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052

206-882-8080


Bitstream Font Pack 2 for Windows 3.1
Bitstream Announces Font Pack 2 for Windows 3.1

June 23, 1992 -- Bitstream Inc. today announced it is shipping its second Bitstream TrueType Font Pack for Microsoft Windows 3.1. The Bitstream TrueType Font Pack 2 will provide users with 20 high-quality TrueType typefaces for use with all Windows 3.1-supported applications and devices. The package will be available through the retail channel and direct from Bitstream beginning today. The Bitstream Font Pack 2 will have a suggested US list price of $39.

"Windows 3.1 has caused an explosion of interest in type," stated Greg McHale, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Bitstream. "Bitstream is responding by making more of its professional-quality type library available to Windows users at a great value "Bitstream's original TrueType Font Pack for Windows 3.1, which included 40 typefaces for $79, has far exceeded expectations. Through direct sales and channel promotions Bitstream has shipped over 80,000 units. "Our new TrueType Pack, which offers a complementary selection of faces at a great price, should also prove to be very popular," concluded McHale.

The TrueType Font Pack 2 offers a mix of text and decorative type designs that will add style, variety and readability to documents of all kinds. The two text faces, one serif and one sans serif (each in four weights), are both classic, highly legible designs. Geometric 415 (Bitstream's version of Metro) is a modern, geometric sans-serif that retains a warm, human feeling. It was designed by W.A. Dwiggins in 1929. Zapf Elliptical (Bitstream's version of Melior) is a highly legible serif face that was designed by Hermann Zapf for newspaper printing. Zapf personally supervised Bitstream's digitization of this and his other world-famous designs; and has been quoted as saying that he prefers Bitstream's versions over all other digital foundries.'

The Font Pack also provides a variety of decorative type styles suitable for many 215 First Street  uses. Included are an old style (American Text) and scripts (Brush 738 and Embassy); there are modern designs (Exotic 350 Demi-Bold and Handel Gothic); informal faces (Hobo and VAG Rounded); unusual decorated designs (Davida Bold and Broadway and other popular display faces (Bitstream Cooper Black, Square 721 Condensed, and Zurich Bold Extra Condensed).

All Bitstream TrueType fonts are of the highest typographic quality, are fully hinted, and are engineered to take full advantage the TrueType font technology--Bitstream typefaces are never simply converted from one typographic format to another. Bitstream TrueType fonts support Microsoft's Read-Only font embedding technology.

Bitstream will display its TrueType Font Packs along with its other type products at PC Expo in New York (booth# 4640), June 23-25,1992.

Celebrating ten years as an industry leader in typographic quality and innovative technology, Bitstream licenses type and related technology to more than 430 hardware manufacturers and software developers around the world. Bitstream's extensive line of retail products for the Macintosh and IBM PC platforms is distributed by a network of dealers in the US and in 18 nations worldwide.

Bitstream Inc, 215 First St, Cambridge, MA 02142-1270

617-497-6222


DrawPerfect Uses Bistream Speedo Type Technology
WordPerfect's DrawPerfect Incorporates Bitstream Speedo Type Technology

June 23, 1992 -- Bistream Inc. today announced that the Bitstream Speedo font scaling technology has been integrated into WordPerfect Corporation's next generation DrawPerfect program. DrawPerfect is a powerful and popular drawing application combining unlimited design options with ease of use.

DrawPerfect includes the Speedo technology as well as a range of popular typefaces from the Bitstream Library. Users will be able to purchase additional typefaces from the library. Bitstream will be expanding its Library of Speedo typefaces to almost 1,100 typefaces later this fall.

"We are very excited that WordPerfect, an industry leader, has chosen Bitstream to provide the typographic solution for the next generation of DrawPerfect," stated Jim Sole, President of Bitstream. "Thousands of WordPerfect users have found Speedo technology, in the form of Bitstream FaceLift for WordPerfect, to be the perfect type solution for their word processing needs. Now DrawPerfect users will be able to share these same fonts and create outstanding drawings, illustrations and presentations," concluded Sole.

Speedo is a very fast, compact font scaling engine that allows users to create fonts in the desired style and point size without exiting from the software application. Speedo utilizes typographic hints included in Speedo typeface outlines to maintain the highest possible output quality and preserve the integrity of the typeface design.

Speedo has established itself as the DOS type standard. Lotus, Borland, IBM, Claris, Ashton-Tate, Micrografx, Spinnaker, XyQuest, Software Publishing Corporation and now WordPerfect Corp. have all incorporated Speedo font scaling as their core type technology. Speedo is also the font generating engine for Bitstream's award-winning FaceLift product line and MakeUp for Windows.

Celebrating ten years as an industry leader in typographic quality and innovative technology, Bitstream licenses type and related technology to more than 480 hardware manufacturers and software developers around the world. Bitstream's line of retail products is distributed by an extensive network of dealers in the US and in 18 nations worldwide.

Bistream Inc, 215 First St, Cambridge, MA 02142-1270

617-497-6222


Logitech ScanMan 24-bit Color Hand-Held Scanner
Logitech Announces 24-Bit Color Hand-Held Scanner

ScanMan Color Features Virtual Page Scanning with Logitech AutoStitch, Total System Calibration, Feature-Rich Image Editing Software; Offers TWAIN Compliancy, Microsoft OLE Server Capability

NEW YORK CITY -- June 23,1992 -- Logitech Inc., international market leader in imaging solutions and pointing devices for personal computers, introduces ScanMan Color, a 24-bit color hand-held scanner for the Microsoft Windows environment. The product, announced at a press conference in New York City, lists for $699 and will be available through Logitech dealers and distributors in September.

ScanMan Color's hardware captures up to 16.8 million colors and features a proprietary white fluorescent light that permits consistent scanning brightness without a warm-up period. All other hand-held units currently available on the market require warm-up periods ranging between 30 seconds and two minutes and may need to be turned off periodically as they continue to heat. The Logitech white light "levels out" immediately and remains consistent.

With its 24-bit capacity, ScanMan Color is able to capture true 256 gray-scale data on-the-fly, in addition to its 16.8 million colors, without the need to convert color information to gray-scale - a process common to all 12- and 18-bit models.

ScanMan Color is bundled with FotoTouch Color Image Editing Software, a significantly expanded version of Logitech's award-winning FotoTouch application. A key component of FotoTouch is Logitech's "AutoStitch" capability, a feature which allows users to merge multiple scans, without manual interaction. The software automatically "deskews" each scan, locates matching features, extrapolates to fill in missing pixels, and calibrates color across the entire finished image.

FotoTouch Color offers a rich variety of editing tools, located in a unique, customizable "toolbox & drawer" structure. An interactive context-sensitive graphical help system lets users browse through a series of graphics screens and icons to locate specific help topics. To create this unique help interface, Logitech used the text/graphics capabilities in the Windows 3.1 help engine, which is bundled with the software for accessibility by Windows 3.0 users.

Additional software features include slider controls for adjusting brightness, contrast, and tonality; color balance, transparency effects; enhanced Super VGA display capabilities; and a rich variety of editing tools.

In the color imaging environment, maintaining consistency of color among the original image, monitor-displayed image, and finished output is difficult. To answer this challenge and ensure color consistency, Logitech has added "total system calibration" to FotoTouch color. Users can calibrate monitor colors by matching a perfect black-and-white checkerboard pattern with computer-rendered gray. For printer calibration, FotoTouch Color sends a graded color strip to the printer; this printed strip is then scanned back into FotoTouch for comparison with the original data. A one-time adjustment is made for each printer.

ScanMan Color adheres to the TWAIN protocol, an API (application program interface) developed jointly by Aldus, Caere, Hewlett-Packard, Kodak, and Logitech, and reviewed and/or endorsed by more than 200 hardware vendors and software developers. In addition, FotoTouch Color functions as a Microsoft OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) server. This allows the use of color images in any application that supports OLE.

Logitech expects strong demand for ScanMan Color in the areas of corporate presentations, professional design work, word-processed and desktop published documents, and image databases. "At this price point, ScanMan Color represents an affordable yet extremely powerful tool for individual desktops," says Molly Carlson, Logitech product marketing manager. "We're introducing the product under very favorable market conditions: Associated peripherals, such as color printers, are declining in price; memory is less expensive; industry standards such as TWAIN and OLE are leveraging developer efforts and providing easy ways to incorporate graphics into a wide variety of documents; and applications supporting color are proliferating."

The hand-held scanner market is expected to show continuing strong growth over the next several years, according to Massachusetts-based BIS Strategic Decisions, which predicts that hand-held units will outnumber flatbed models by a factor of four-to-one by 1993. Total hand-held units will experience a 27 percent CAGR (compound annual growth rate) through 1996, while hand-held units for the Windows environment will grow at a 50 percent CAGR during the same period.

Minimal system requirements for ScanMan Color include an IBM AT or compatible with a 386SX processor or above, Microsoft Windows 3.0 or 3.1, four megabytes of RAM, five megabytes of free disk space, one open 16-bit AT slot, a graphics card (VGA minimum, 256-color SVGA or above recommended), and a mouse.

Logitech designs, manufactures, and markets a variety of input and pointing devices and related software applications for both IBM and Macintosh platforms. Logitech International, the financial holding company for the Logitech Group, is traded publicly in Switzerland on the Zurich and Geneva exchanges. With operational headquarters in Fremont, Calif., the group maintains manufacturing facilities in Fremont; Hsinchu, Taiwan; and Cork, Ireland; and offices in major cities in the U.S., Europe, and the Far East.

Logiteth Inc., 6505 Koiser Drive Fremont, CA 94555

Phone: 510.795.8500   Fax: 510.792.8901


KwikStat Wins SIA Best Math/Eng Software Award
DALLAS, TX -- June 23,1992 --- The Kwikstat data analysis program from TexaSoft took top honors as the "Best Math or Engineering Software" at the 1992 Shareware Industry Awards (SLA) in Indianapolis, Indiana at the SIA banquet held on June 20,1992. The SIA awards were the highlight of the annual Summer Shareware Seminar which was attended by over 400 of the industry's leading authors and distributors. The award was accepted by the program's primary author, Alan Elliott.

Kwikstat, first released in April, 1986 now has installations in over 45 countries worldwide and is recognized as a leading PC data analysis program. The Kwikstat program is for business and scientific researchers who need to use data to make decisions, describe a relationship, or predict some outcome. It creates and reads standard dBASE type files and imports ASCII and 1-2-3 files, so users can input data from a variety of sources. Once data has been entered, Kwikstat allows the user to choose from a wide battery of statistical analysis features and graphs.

TexaSoft marketing director Paul Witt commented "We have worked long and hard to make this the best program of its type. Since the introduction of Kwikstat 3 in early 1992, sales and inquiries have doubled. As a result of this award, we now expect that growth to become even more rapid. The program has literally been designed by our customers since virtually all of the new features in the latest version are in response to the enthusiastic input of its current users."

The TexaSoft company was founded in 1981 by three professional statisticians who pooled their resources to begin writing software for the scientific, business and educational market. The Kwikstat Basic program sells for $69.00. For more information, contact TexaSoft, P.O. Box 1169, Cedar Hill, Texas or call 1-800-955-TEXAS (214-291-2115 outside the U.S.)


Pleamonn Ergonomic Computer Task Lamps
Pleamonn lamps are designed in accordance with sound ergonomic principles. Ergonomic features make workers more comfortable; increased comfort translates into increased productivity. Today's desks and work areas are either smaller than they used to be or are crowded by equipment such as personal computers. There is a huge installed base of partitioned workstations. Lighting designed for these workstations must make better use of space to improve the work environment. Products that combine functionality and space-saving will become more and more popular in the near future and into the middle of the decade.

Pleamonn Products has developed a family of lamps of different size, wattage, and configuration, intended for use with personal computers, typewriters, rack-mounted and desktop electronic instrumentation, musical instrument keyboards, medical equipment, etc., - in short, any application where uniform illumination of such features as keyboards, copyholders, digitizers, control panels, knobs, switches and liquid crystal displays is required with absolutely minimal obstruction of vision or physical access. Some of these lamps require no desk space whatsoever!

To compete in the 90's, manufacturers must design space-efficient products. Lamp designers are constrained by the standardized size and shape of Underwriters Laboratories' listed sockets, ballasts and other lamp components. Many of these date back fifty years and are difficult to integrate into a modern, compact design. Few lamp companies attempt to UL qualify their own components and this severely limits their options. The extremely compact design of Pleamonn lamps was made possible by developing many of our own components, which are much smaller than commercially available versions. Our products are designed to conform to the current version of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and to meet the requirements of Underwriters Laboratories' Standard UL 153, "Portable Electric Lamps". We intend to secure UL approval for the product in 1992.

G. Ross Fleming, the designer of the lamps, has 29 patents in the display and lighting fields. He has published in Proceedings of the Society for Information Display and has been a lecturer at the Aerospace Lighting Institute.

Pleamonn Products, 9 Butternut Lane, Hanover, NH O3755

603-643-6146


KEATERM 420 Plus VT Emulation for Windows
KEA SYSTEMS INTRODUCES KEATERM 420 PLUS VT EMULATION FOR WINDOWS WITH TEKTRONIX GRAPHICS

VANCOUVER, CANADA, 19 June 1992 - KEA Systems Ltd. announces the release of KEAterm 420 Plus, the second product in the KEAterm series for MS-Windows. Set for release September 1, KEAterm 420 Plus has all the features of KEAterm 420, plus Tektronix 4010/4014 emulation.

KEAterm 420, KEA's software emulation of DEC's VT420 terminal, was first introduced in April 1991. The software is designed to give users the power to access VAX and UNIX host applications simultaneously with other Windows applications. KEAterm users enjoy the functionality of DEC's VT420 terminal with the convenience of Windows.

KEAterm 420 Plus' VT420 capabilities include multiple sessions, multiple pages, coupling, and downloadable fonts. In addition, KEAterm has many extensions including ISO and attribute mapped colors, VT340 block mode and local editing, programmable script language, on-screen buttons, and file transfer. The Tektronix emulation includes support for GIN mode, zoom and pan, color mapping and graphics printers.

KEAterm 420 Plus users can access their host computer via a COM port or a network interface. A wide variety of TCP/IP packages are supported, including those from FTP, Novell, Net Manage, Banyan Vines, Ungermann-Bass, Wollongong, Beame & Whiteside and KEA. KEAterm also supports both Pathworks and KEAlink LAT and many other networks via the INT14 and NET/l (INT6) interfaces.

KEAterm 420 Plus will be released with a single package price of $325. KEA Systems will also supply the software in Multipacks (10 user license), LAN Packs (5 concurrent user license), and bulk purchase licenses.

KEA Systems Ltd., founded in 1975, is a Canadian software company specializing in the development of terminal emulation and connectivity software. KEA markets a complete line of VT terminal emulation and network products for the PC, including KEAterm for Windows, ZSTEM 340/320 for DOS, the KEAlink series of optional network software, and the PowerStation VT layout keyboard.

KEA Systems Ltd., 3738 North Fraser Way, Unit 101, Burnaby, B.C. Canada VSJ SGl; Telephone: (604) 431-0727 FAX: (604) 431-0818 Order Desk: 1-800-663-8702


Boxer Text Editor V4.0 Released
Boxer Text Editor v4.0 is Released

Latest version adds over 75 new features and options

Peterborough, NH, June 18, 1992 - Version 4.0 of Boxer adds over 75 new features and options to this increasingly popular DOS-based text editor. Boxer provides powerful editing features for both the programmer and the writer in an easy-to-use package. Boxer has earned its following by providing the power and functionality of top-selling editors at a fraction of the price.

Version 4.0 features 26 clipboard areas in which to save marked text, and a pop-up Clipboard Manager which allows clipboards to be viewed, selected or erased. This feature extends Boxer's already powerful block handling functions, which feature the ability to operate on rectangular columns of text. Charts and tables can be easily created and manipulated.

Programmers will find better support for multiple compilers in v4.0. Boxer will select a compiler from a configuration file based on the file extension of the edited file, making it simpler to compile programs in different languages. Boxer displays error messages from the compiler and automatically places the cursor on errant lines for correction.

A new Synchronized Scrolling feature makes it easy to compare similar documents for differences. In this mode, all windows are "locked" together and scroll synchronously when the up and down arrows are pressed. By placing different versions of a document in adjacent windows and scrolling the windows, differences can be located and studied in full context.

Version 4.0 also has a clever auto-frame feature which automatically frames an area of rectangular marked text with one of 10 selected line styles. When used with Boxer's graphic drawing command, this feature makes it easy to create organization charts or add boxes and lines to reports.

Boxer is priced at $56 with a bound manual; $39 with on-disk documentation. Boxer requires an IBM PC compatible with 384K of RAM, DOS 2.1 and a 720K floppy or a hard disk. Contact: Boxer Software, P.O. Box 3230, Peterborough, NH 03458,1-800-982-6937 or 603-924-6602.


Teleform Developers Tool Kit for Fax Automation
(SOLANA BEACH, CA, June 29, 1992) Cardiff Software, a leader in PC/fax-automation software, announces a Programmer's Development Kit for Teleform for Windows and Teleform-Multiuser software. Cardiff's Teleform automatically enters ASCII, spreadsheet or database information from a predesigned form faxed or scanned to a PC. The software automatically enters data without rekeying. The combination of Teleform-Multiuser and fax server software allows multiple fax boards and PCs to concurrently access and automatically interpret forms faxed into a fax server. Now VARs, system integrators and corporate users can integrate Teleform into existing applications or write new automated data entry programs.

"Users can license Teleform as a modular add-on or write their own fax-based turnkey applications," says Dennis Clerke, vice president of sales and marketing. "The software solutions are limitless."

The Teleform Programmer's Development Kit consists of Teleform software and the Teleform Interpretation Engine (TIE), a Windows Dynamic Link Library (DLL) which interprets Teleform forms directly from custom applications. After the TIE interprets a Teleform fax image, the user can program the routing and storage of the collected information into a database, spreadsheet or file. By controlling events before interpretation, programmers can use any fax board, network, fax server, scanner or other image input gathering and routing system. Then after interpretation, programmers can route, store, format and execute data in real time. The TIE routine, TieInterp, keeps track of forms interpreted and any errors that may have occurred. The Programmer's Development Kit is written in "C" code.

"Users now have an easier way to integrate PC to fax automation technology into their programs," says Joe Larson, president of Cardiff Software.

Using the Programmers Development Kit, Ibex Technologies has successfully integrated Teleform into their fax-on-demand system. This new application is called Interactive Forms. Interactive Forms allows users to request instant faxed-back information by filling out a form and faxing it to a remote PC.

The Teleform Programmers Development Kit, consisting of Teleform for Windows software and the Teleform Interpretation Engine (TIE) software, lists at $1495 and is available directly from Cardiff Software. Current Teleform users may purchase TIE separately.

Teleform requires a 386-based microcomputer with 4MB of RAM, at least 40MB of hard disk space and a VGA or EGA graphics card. k standard fax board, DOS 3.31 or higher, Microsoft Windows 3.0, and a mouse or pointing device are also required.

VARs and resellers, who have developed custom applications, can take advantage of Cardiff Software's established VAR program. Cardiff's program includes leads generation, target account assistance, national advertising and trade show support. In addition, a technical support hot-line number, sales promotional materials and product training are also available.

Cardiff Software develops and markets software products that provide facsimile and computerized productivity solutions for corporate and small business users. Contact Cardiff Software at 1-619-259-6450 or 1-800 659-8755 for additional information.

Cardiff Software, 531 Stevens Ave, Bldg B, Solana Beach, CA 92075